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The Two Admirals
The Two Admirals

Chapter XVIII

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"So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."
MILTON.
It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.
Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.
The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.
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The Two Admirals

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."
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MILTON.
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It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.
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Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.
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The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “"So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

accompanies

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

adherent

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

admiral

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

all

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From this reading The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

approaching

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

away

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

bias

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

Bluewater

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

conspirators

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From this reading The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

day

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

dethroned

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

Enough

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

Eve

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

favourable

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From this reading The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

feelings

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

felt

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

free-masonry

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

generally

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

glozed

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

heart

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

hour

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From this reading The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

house

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

induced

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

interview

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

made

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

marvelling

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

midshipman

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

MILTON

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From this reading MILTON.

much

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

other

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

parties

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

partisanship

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

persuaded

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

poetically

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From this reading The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

poison

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

political

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

presentiment

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

probably

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

relate

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

satisfy

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

saw

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

season

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From this reading The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

send

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

sort

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

species

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From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

spot

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From this reading The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

strong

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

Tempter

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

too

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From this reading The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

troubles

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From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

tuned

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

voice

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

way

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The season and the hour, and the spot, too, were all poetically favourable to an interview between conspirators.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was, probably, a species of presentiment, that induced Bluewater to send away the midshipman, when he saw the adherent of the dethroned house approaching.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Enough had passed between the parties to satisfy each of the secret bias of the other; and, by that sort of free-masonry which generally accompanies strong feelings of partisanship, the admiral felt persuaded that the approaching interview was about to relate to the political troubles of the day.

words

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From this reading "So glozed the Tempter, and his poison tuned; Into the heart of Eve his words made way, Though at the voice much marvelling."