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1712
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From this reading LONDON, _May_ 31, 1712.
31
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From this reading LONDON, _May_ 31, 1712.
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 business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
all
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
any
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From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
arrive
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
break
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From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
business
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From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
CANNOT
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
certain
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From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
coming
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From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
continuing
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
credit
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From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
don't
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
feel
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From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
fixes
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From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
honour
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From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
impossible
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From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
intend
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From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
journal
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
journals
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
leave
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From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
less
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
letters
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON, _May_ 31, 1712.
lost
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From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
love
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading LONDON, _May_ 31, 1712.
MD
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
mended
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From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
Ministry
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From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
much
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From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
old
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From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
other
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From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
pain
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
pains
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
perhaps
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From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
place
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From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
protest
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From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
prudence
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From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
relation
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From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
resolution
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From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
some
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From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
There
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From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
turn
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From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
violence
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
way
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From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But, however, I am so much mended, that I intend my next shall be in the old way; and yet I shall, perhaps, break my resolution when I feel pain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a business which, till it take some turn or other, I cannot leave this place in prudence or honour.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
write
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From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I CANNOT yet arrive to my journal letters, my pains continuing still, though with less violence; but I don’t love to write journals while I am in pain; and above all, not journals to MD.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I believe I have lost credit with you, in relation to my coming over; but I protest it is impossible for one who has anything to do with this Ministry to be certain when he fixes any time.
