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The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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TO MR.
HARDING THE PRINTER.
NOTE.
Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.
Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.
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The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TO MR.
/tuː ˈmɪstər/
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HARDING THE PRINTER.
/ˈhɑːrdɪŋ ðə ˈprɪntər/
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NOTE.
/noʊt/
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Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.
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Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Dublin noun US /ˈdʌblɪn/

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading “Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.”

harding noun US /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/

29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)

From this reading “HARDING THE PRINTER.”

Harding's noun US /ˈhɑːrdɪŋs/

possessive form of “harding” — 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)

From this reading “Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.”

patent verb US /ˈpætənt/

obtain a patent for

From this reading “Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.”

printer noun US /ˈprɪntər/

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading “HARDING THE PRINTER.”

reprinted verb US /riˈprɪntɪd/

past form of “reprint” — print anew

From this reading “Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.”

Walpole noun US /ˈwɔːlpoʊl/

English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)

From this reading “Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.”

Wood's noun US /wʊdz/

possessive form of “wood” — the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading “Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.”

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1724

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From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

1st

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From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

advanceverbUS /ədˈvæns/

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

CommitteenounUS /kəˈmɪti/

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

contentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntents/

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

directedadjectiveUS /dərˈektəd/

(often used in combination) having a specified direction

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

HARDINGnounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/

29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)

From this reading HARDING THE PRINTER.

Harding'snounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋs/

possessive form of “harding” — 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

InquirynounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/

a search for knowledge

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading TO MR.

NewspapernounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpər/

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

NOTEnounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading NOTE.

noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

patentverbUS /ˈpætənt/

obtain a patent for

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

PRINTERnounUS /ˈprɪntər/

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading HARDING THE PRINTER.

probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

reportverbUS /riˈpɔːrt/

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

reprintedverbUS /riˈprɪntɪd/

past form of “reprint” — print anew

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

SomehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HARDING THE PRINTER.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TO MR.

TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

WalpolenounUS /ˈwɔːlpoʊl/

English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

whenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Somehow, an advance notice of the contents of the report found its way, probably directed by Walpole himself, into the pages of a London journal, from whence it was reprinted in Dublin, in Harding's Newspaper on the 1st of August.

Wood'snounUS /wʊdz/

possessive form of “wood” — the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Towards the beginning of the August of 1724, the Committee of Inquiry had finished their report on Wood's patent.

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