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1711
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From this reading LONDON, _Oct._ 23, 1711.
23
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From this reading LONDON, _Oct._ 23, 1711.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But, an old saying and a true one:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
break
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
bring
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, an old saying and a true one:
can't
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
coming
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
Cross
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
DINED
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
Dupplin
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
else
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
fail
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
give
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
going
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
hail
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
knew
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
letter
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
letters
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON, _Oct._ 23, 1711.
Lord
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
luck
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
miscarry
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
moment
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
necks
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
Oct
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From this reading LONDON, _Oct._ 23, 1711.
old
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From this reading But, an old saying and a true one:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
own
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
packets
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
parted
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
pension
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
PMD
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
PMD's
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
post-boys
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
post-office
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
put
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
Queen
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
road
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
saying
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From this reading But, an old saying and a true one:
self
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
sink
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From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
snow
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
sometimes
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
storm
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
tarry
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
there
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
thirty-second
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
true
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From this reading But, an old saying and a true one:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the Queen knew it, she would give us a pension; for it is we bring good luck to their post-boys and their packets; else they would break their necks and sink.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
wherein
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From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
winds
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From this reading Be it snow, or storm, or hail, PMD’s letters never fail; Cross winds may sometimes make them tarry, But PMD’s letters can’t miscarry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I DINED with Lord Dupplin as I told you I would, and put my thirty-second into the post-office my own self; and I believe there has not been one moment since we parted wherein a letter was not upon the road going or coming to or from PMD.
