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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.
They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.
But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.
He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....
[Unfinished].
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.
/ðə əˈsembli lʊkt ˈɪntuː maɪ ˈentərɪŋ ˈɪntuː ðə fɜːrst pɑːrt ʌv ðə enˈɡeɪdʒmənt æz æn eˈsenʃəl ˈsɜːrvəs tuː ðə ˈprɑːvəns sɪns ɪt sɪˈkjʊrd ðə ˈkredət ʌv ðə ˈpeɪpər ˈmʌni ðen spred ˈoʊvər ɔːl ðə ˈkʌntri/
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They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.
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But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.
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He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....
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[Unfinished].
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breach verb US /briːtʃ/

act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

From this reading “But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.”

enraged adjective US /enˈreɪdʒd/

marked by extreme anger

From this reading “But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.”

Majesty's noun US /ˈmædʒəstiz/

possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading “He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....”

proprietaries noun US /prəˈpraɪəteriz/

plural of “proprietary” — an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

From this reading “But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.”

Province noun US /ˈprɑːvəns/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading “The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.”

suing verb US /ˈsuːɪŋ/

-ing form of “sue” — institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

From this reading “But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.”

threats noun US /θrets/

plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger

From this reading “But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.”

Unfinished adjective US /ənˈfɪnɪʃt/

not brought to the desired final state

From this reading “[Unfinished].”

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actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

AssemblynounUS /əˈsembli/

a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

bondnounUS /bɑːnd/

an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

breachverbUS /briːtʃ/

act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

courtnounUS /kɔːrt/

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

creditnounUS /ˈkredət/

approval

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

Denny

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From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

despis'd

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From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

engagementnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənt/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

enragedadjectiveUS /enˈreɪdʒd/

marked by extreme anger

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

enteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/

a movement into or inward

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

essentialadjectiveUS /eˈsenʃəl/

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/

putting a condemned person to death

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

formnounUS /fɔːrm/

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.

GeneraladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

GovernornounUS /ˈɡʌvərnər/

the head of a state government

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.

instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/

an occurrence of something

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/

a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

interestsnounUS /ˈɪntrəsts/

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

Majesty'snounUS /ˈmædʒəstiz/

possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

observeverbUS /əbˈzɜːrv/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

pass'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

proprietariesnounUS /prəˈpraɪəteriz/

plural of “proprietary” — an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

ProvincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

return'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.

securedverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrd/

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He, however, having done it at the instance of the General, and for His Majesty's service, and having some powerful interests at court, despis'd the threats and they were never put in execution....

spreadverbUS /spred/

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

suingverbUS /ˈsuːɪŋ/

-ing form of “sue” — institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

thanksnounUS /θæŋks/

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.

threatsnounUS /θrets/

plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of the paper money then spread over all the country.

turn'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

UnfinishedadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪnɪʃt/

not brought to the desired final state

From this reading [Unfinished].

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading They gave me their thanks in form when I return'd.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having pass'd the act, and turn'd him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.

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