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1711
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From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 29, 1711.
29
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From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 29, 1711.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
affairs
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
coming
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
Dec
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From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 29, 1711.
dinner
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
drank
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
end
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From this reading Mr. Secretary will be a lord at the end of the session; but they want him still in Parliament.
evening
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
freely
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From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
happy
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
interest
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From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
Irish
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
joy
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
kingdom
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From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
letter
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 29, 1711.
lord
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From this reading Mr. Secretary will be a lord at the end of the session; but they want him still in Parliament.
lords
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From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
made
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From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
Masham
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From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
mighty
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From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Secretary will be a lord at the end of the session; but they want him still in Parliament.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
Ned
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
new
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From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
otherwise
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From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
own
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From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
Parliament
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From this reading Mr. Secretary will be a lord at the end of the session; but they want him still in Parliament.
persuaded
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From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
PUT
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
Queen
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From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
say
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From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
Secretary
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From this reading Mr. Secretary will be a lord at the end of the session; but they want him still in Parliament.
security
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From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
session
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From this reading Mr. Secretary will be a lord at the end of the session; but they want him still in Parliament.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
Southwell's
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
surprise
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From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
turn
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
unhappy
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From this reading The Queen has been at last persuaded to her own interest and security, and I freely think she must have made both herself and kingdom very unhappy, if she had done otherwise.
very
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
want
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From this reading Mr. Secretary will be a lord at the end of the session; but they want him still in Parliament.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mr. Secretary will be a lord at the end of the session; but they want him still in Parliament.
wine
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From this reading I PUT my letter in this evening, after coming from dinner at Ned Southwell’s, where I drank very good Irish wine, and we are in great joy at this happy turn of affairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is still a mighty secret that Masham is to be one of the new lords; they say he does not yet know it himself; but the Queen is to surprise him with it.
