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1713
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From this reading LONDON, _April_ 7, 1713.
61
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From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
62
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From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
7
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From this reading LONDON, _April_ 7, 1713.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
April
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From this reading LONDON, _April_ 7, 1713.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Parliament will now certainly sit, and everybody’s expectations are ready to burst.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
burst
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From this reading The Parliament will now certainly sit, and everybody’s expectations are ready to burst.
business
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
certainly
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From this reading The Parliament will now certainly sit, and everybody’s expectations are ready to burst.
dare
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From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
day
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From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
delays
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From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
dined
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
everybody's
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From this reading The Parliament will now certainly sit, and everybody’s expectations are ready to burst.
expectations
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From this reading The Parliament will now certainly sit, and everybody’s expectations are ready to burst.
FANCY
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From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
fellow
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From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
letter
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From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON, _April_ 7, 1713.
Lord
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
marked
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From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
meet
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
miscarry
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From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
now
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From this reading The Parliament will now certainly sit, and everybody’s expectations are ready to burst.
off
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
only
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From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
opened
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From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
Parliament
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
put
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
ready
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From this reading The Parliament will now certainly sit, and everybody’s expectations are ready to burst.
saw
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From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
sent
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From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
sit
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From this reading The Parliament will now certainly sit, and everybody’s expectations are ready to burst.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
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 Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
Thursday
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
to-morrow
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
Treasurer
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
Tuesday
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From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Parliament will now certainly sit, and everybody’s expectations are ready to burst.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
wrong
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From this reading I FANCY I marked my last, which I sent this day, wrong; only 61, and it ought to be 62.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I dined with Lord Treasurer, and though the business I had with him is something against Thursday, when the Parliament is to meet, and this is Tuesday, yet he put it off till to-morrow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I dare not tell you what it is, lest this letter should miscarry or be opened; but I never saw his fellow for delays.
