Chapter 8 of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 07 is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 07 is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400. Quilca, life at, 74, 75-77. Rents, raising of, in Ireland, 163. Roads, in Ireland, condition of the, 130. Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.
Chapter 8 of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 07 is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “catholic” — a member of a Catholic church
From this reading “Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.”
a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
From this reading “Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.”
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading “Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.”
law enacted by a legislative body
From this reading “Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.”
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
From this reading “Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.”
inferior in rank or status
From this reading “Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.”
plural of “rent” — a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
From this reading “Rents, raising of, in Ireland, 163.”
English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)
From this reading “Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.”
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From this reading Roads, in Ireland, condition of the, 130.
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From this reading Rents, raising of, in Ireland, 163.
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From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
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From this reading Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.
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From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
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From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
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From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
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From this reading Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.
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From this reading Quilca, life at, 74, 75-77.
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From this reading Quilca, life at, 74, 75-77.
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From this reading Quilca, life at, 74, 75-77.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.
react verbally
From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Quilca, life at, 74, 75-77.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
plural of “catholic” — a member of a Catholic church
From this reading Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Roads, in Ireland, condition of the, 130.
a professional whose work is consistently of high quality
From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rents, raising of, in Ireland, 163.
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading Rents, raising of, in Ireland, 163.
law enacted by a legislative body
From this reading Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Quilca, life at, 74, 75-77.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
From this reading Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.
inferior in rank or status
From this reading Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.
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From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
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From this reading Quilca, life at, 74, 75-77.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Rents, raising of, in Ireland, 163.
plural of “rent” — a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
From this reading Rents, raising of, in Ireland, 163.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading Roads, in Ireland, condition of the, 130.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Roman Catholics, legislation against, 5; petty persecution of, in Ireland, 263.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)
From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
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From this reading Pulteney, William, the "Craftsman" founded by, 219, 375; "Answer of, to Robert Walpole," 392-400.
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