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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 There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
affected
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
airs
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
appear
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
ApprenticenounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
Ben
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
Chapman
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
character
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
comedy
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
conjunction
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
displayed
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
drawn
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From this reading The character of Gertrude in particular, the heroine of the piece, is inimitably drawn.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
Eastward
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
effects
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
exceedingly
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
external
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
fine
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
first
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From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
genteel
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
gentility
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
Gertrude
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
given
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
here
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
heroine
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From this reading The character of Gertrude in particular, the heroine of the piece, is inimitably drawn.
Hoe
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
Hogarth's
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
Hogarthian
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
Idle
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
ignorance
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
illustration
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
individual
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From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
Industrious
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
infatuation
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
inimitably
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From this reading The character of Gertrude in particular, the heroine of the piece, is inimitably drawn.
internal
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
intoxication
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
Jonson
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
lady-like
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
life
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
like
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
manners
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From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
Marston
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
meanness
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
mixture
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
novelty
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
old
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
particular
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From this reading The character of Gertrude in particular, the heroine of the piece, is inimitably drawn.
piece
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From this reading The character of Gertrude in particular, the heroine of the piece, is inimitably drawn.
play
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
preposterous
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
pretence
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
pride
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
prints
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
private
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From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
question
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From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
rather
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
real
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
regards
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From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
return
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From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
rise
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
romance
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
rustic
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
series
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
supposed
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
There
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To return to the first question, as it regards individual and private manners.
vanity
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
view
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
vulgar
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From this reading This play is supposed to have given rise to Hogarth’s series of prints of the Idle and Industrious Apprentice; and there is something exceedingly Hogarthian in the view both of vulgar and of genteel life here displayed.
worthlessness
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From this reading The mixture of vanity and meanness, the internal worthlessness, and external pretence, the rustic ignorance and fine lady-like airs, the intoxication of novelty and infatuation of pride, appear like a dream or romance, rather than anything in real life.
written
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From this reading There is a fine illustration of the effects of preposterous and affected gentility in the character of Gertrude, in the old comedy of Eastward Hoe, written by Ben Jonson, Marston, and Chapman in conjunction.
