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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 THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
absolutely
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
accent
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
Berenice
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
BLUE-STOCKINGS
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From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
butt
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From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
cannot
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
capture
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
claim
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From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
Cleopatra
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
dash
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
defends
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From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
Dialogue
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
Dialogues
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
dispense
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From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
doubt
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From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
Duchess
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
engaged
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
entertaining
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
Essay
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From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
forget
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
forgo
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
friends
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
genuine
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
helped
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
Horace
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
immortality
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From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
Indeed
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
knows
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
learning
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
letter-writers
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
letters
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
lively
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
Lord
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
loss
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
Lyttelton
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
man's
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
many
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
Mercury
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
modern
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From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
Modish
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
Montagu's
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From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
Mr
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
Mrs
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From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
new
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
now
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
only
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
onslaught
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From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
other
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
pleasure
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
polite
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
Portland
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
Posterity
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From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
prince
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
rash
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From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
second
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
Shakespeare
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From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
some
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
speaks
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
spiteful
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From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
superior
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From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
tells
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
There
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
three
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
treasures
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
up
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
Voltaire
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From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
waiting
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
Walpole
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
way
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE BLUE-STOCKINGS Posterity is spiteful towards those who do not make good their claim to immortality; and for a long time the Blue-stockings have been the butt of the superior modern.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We can dispense no doubt with Mrs Montagu's _Essay_, in which she defends Shakespeare against the rash onslaught of Voltaire.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
witty
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From this reading (There was a fourth Dialogue returned to her by Lord Lyttelton in which Cleopatra tells Berenice only what every woman knows.) But we cannot forgo without loss to ourselves her letters to the Duchess of Portland and many other friends, which are lively, witty, and entertaining, and second in her time only to those of that prince of letter-writers, Horace Walpole.
woman
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
women
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From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
world
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From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet they were remarkable women, and by their dash to capture for themselves some of the treasures of man's learning they helped to open up a new way for the modern woman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We may even forget her three _Dialogues of the Dead_, although Mrs Modish speaks with the genuine accent of the polite world: "Indeed, Mr Mercury, I cannot have the pleasure of waiting upon you now, I am engaged, absolutely engaged."
