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Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[223] Name erased.
[224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.
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[225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.
Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[223] Name erased.
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[224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.
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[225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.
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Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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Berlin noun US /bərˈlɪn/

capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

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Cyrus noun US /ˈsaɪrəs/

Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)

From this reading “Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.”

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erased verb US /ɪˈreɪst/

past form of “erase” — remove from memory or existence

From this reading “[223] Name erased.”

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Harris noun US /ˈherɪs/

United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

From this reading “[224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.”

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Lausanne noun US /ˌlɔːˈsæn/

a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center

From this reading “[225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.”

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Monthly noun US /ˈmʌnθli/

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

From this reading “Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.”

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Recollections noun US /ˌrekəˈlekʃənz/

plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading “Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.”

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Sheffield noun US /ˈʃefild/

a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry

From this reading “[225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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six weeks noun + noun counted as “six week”

In this reading “Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.”

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in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.”

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for six preposition + noun

In this reading “Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.”

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13

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From this reading 13).

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1796

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From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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223

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From this reading [223] Name erased.

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224

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From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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225

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From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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950

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From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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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 Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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audacieux

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From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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Beckford

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From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/

capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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blindnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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boughtverbUS /bɑːt/

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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Cet

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From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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Cour

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From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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CyrusnounUS /ˈsaɪrəs/

Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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erasedverbUS /ɪˈreɪst/

past form of “erase” — remove from memory or existence

From this reading [223] Name erased.

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et

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From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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Gibbon's

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From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/

United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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iinoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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LausannenounUS /ˌlɔːˈsæn/

a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center

From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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Lettre

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From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/

a room where books are kept

From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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lxxiadjective

being one more than seventy

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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MagazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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Malmesbury

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From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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Mirabeaunoun

French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791)

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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MonthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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NameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading [223] Name erased.

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nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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pnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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phrasenounUS /freɪz/

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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RecollectionsnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃənz/

plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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Redding's

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From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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rideverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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rusé

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From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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SheffieldnounUS /ˈʃefild/

a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry

From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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shutverbUS /ʃʌt/

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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Vathek

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From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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vol

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From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [225] Gibbon's library at Lausanne was bought, in 1796, from Lord Sheffield by Beckford for £950.

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weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Beckford shut himself up in it "for six weeks, from early in the morning until night, only now and then taking a ride," and read himself "nearly blind" (Cyrus Redding's "Recollections of the Author of Vathek," _New Monthly Magazine_, vol. lxxi. p.

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xxxviiadjective

being seven more than thirty

From this reading [224] "Cet audacieux et rusé Harris" is the phrase used by Mirabeau of Lord Malmesbury (_Cour de Berlin_, _Lettre_ xxxvii., vol. ii. p.

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