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1712
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From this reading LONDON, _Aug._ 7, 1712.
32
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From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
7
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From this reading LONDON, _Aug._ 7, 1712.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
affect
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From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
always
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
Aug
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From this reading LONDON, _Aug._ 7, 1712.
aught
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
Court
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
fancied
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From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
farther
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
full
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
giving
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
glibly
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I HAD your N.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HAD your N.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
immediately
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From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
joy
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
just
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From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
learn
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From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON, _Aug._ 7, 1712.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
more
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From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
N
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From this reading I HAD your N.
newspapers
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From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
read
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From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
reason
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
reports
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From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
resentment
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
soon
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From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
talk
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
town
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
twelvemonth
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From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
up
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From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
vexation
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
Windsor
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From this reading 32 at Windsor: I just read it, and immediately sealed it up again, and shall read it no more this twelvemonth at least.
word
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From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You might be sure I would have let you know as soon as it was done; but I believe you fancied I would affect not to tell it you, but let you learn it from newspapers and reports.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The reason of my resentment at it is, because you talk as glibly of a thing as if it were done, which, for aught I know, is farther from being done than ever, since I hear not a word of it, though the town is full of it, and the Court always giving me joy and vexation.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I HAD your N.
