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1580
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From this reading 1580-1589.
1589
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From this reading 1580-1589.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
appreciated
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From this reading Perhaps his biographers have hitherto not truly appreciated this residence in Ireland.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From that year to near the close of his life his home was to be in Ireland.
biographers
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From this reading Perhaps his biographers have hitherto not truly appreciated this residence in Ireland.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
circumstances
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
clear
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From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
close
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From this reading From that year to near the close of his life his home was to be in Ireland.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
eighteen
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From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
environs
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From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
hitherto
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From this reading Perhaps his biographers have hitherto not truly appreciated this residence in Ireland.
home
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From this reading From that year to near the close of his life his home was to be in Ireland.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
Ireland
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that year to near the close of his life his home was to be in Ireland.
lived
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
London
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From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
moved
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
near
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From this reading From that year to near the close of his life his home was to be in Ireland.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps his biographers have hitherto not truly appreciated this residence in Ireland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From that year to near the close of his life his home was to be in Ireland.
paid
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From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps his biographers have hitherto not truly appreciated this residence in Ireland.
probable
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
removed
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
residence
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From this reading Perhaps his biographers have hitherto not truly appreciated this residence in Ireland.
seems
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From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
seen
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
society
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
some
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
Spenser
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that year to near the close of his life his home was to be in Ireland.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps his biographers have hitherto not truly appreciated this residence in Ireland.
three
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
truly
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From this reading Perhaps his biographers have hitherto not truly appreciated this residence in Ireland.
two
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From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
visit
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
visits
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From this reading He paid at least two visits to London and its environs in the course of these eighteen years; but it seems clear that his home was in Ireland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
year
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
years
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From this reading In the year 1580 Spenser was removed from the society and circumstances in which, except for his probable visit to Ireland, he had lived and moved as we have seen, for some three years.
