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acquired
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
advice
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From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
aid
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From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
alluded
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
apartment
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
associate
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
Bacon
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
believed
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
bosom
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
contending
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
deliberate
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
determination
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
difficulties
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
doubts
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
emotions
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
enterprise
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From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
equally
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From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
estimation
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From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
expected
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From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
expedition
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From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
fair
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
Fairfax
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
favour
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From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
feeling
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
feelings
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From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
form
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
gained
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
generally
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
grow
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
held
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From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
instructer
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
knowledge
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
least
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From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
longer
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
matter
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
more
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
most
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
Nathaniel
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
nocturnal
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From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
occasions
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
ones
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From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
operating
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From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
own
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
perplexing
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
personage
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
place
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
playmate
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
powerful
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From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
proposed
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
reason
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
seem
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
strove
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
struggle
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
there
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From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
turn
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
usurps
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From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
Violent
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
Virginia
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From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On such occasions feeling usurps the place of reason, and the longer we deliberate, the more perplexing seem to grow our doubts and difficulties.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If, however, there were powerful feelings contending against the enterprise, there were equally if not more powerful ones operating in its favour.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Not the least among these was the estimation in which she held both him who proposed the nocturnal expedition and him whose advice and aid were expected to be gained.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Violent was the struggle of contending emotions within the bosom of Virginia Fairfax, when she had gained her own apartment, and strove to form her determination in the matter proposed by Nathaniel Bacon.
young
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From this reading Bacon himself, it was generally believed, had acquired most of his knowledge of books from the mysterious personage alluded to, and he in his turn had been the instructer of his fair young associate and playmate.
