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A Dialogue Between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq.
A Dialogue Between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq.

Chapter I

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Dean _Swift_ and _Tho.
Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.
_By a Friend to the Peace and Prosperity of_ IRELAND.
_Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.
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A Dialogue Between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq.

Chapter I

Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Dean _Swift_ and _Tho.
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Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.
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_By a Friend to the Peace and Prosperity of_ IRELAND.
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_Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.
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AEN.
All words in this reading · 43

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1753

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

9th

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _By a Friend to the Peace and Prosperity of_ IRELAND.

AEN

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From this reading AEN.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Dean _Swift_ and _Tho.

Armorumque

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _By a Friend to the Peace and Prosperity of_ IRELAND.

Church

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

Cura

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

Curram

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

Day

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

Dean

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From this reading Dean _Swift_ and _Tho.

Dublin

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

eadem

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

Equos

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

Esq

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

Friend

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From this reading _By a Friend to the Peace and Prosperity of_ IRELAND.

fuit

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

Gratia

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

IRELAND

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From this reading _By a Friend to the Peace and Prosperity of_ IRELAND.

Isles

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

memorable

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

nitentes

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

October

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

Pascere

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

Patrick's

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

Peace

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From this reading _By a Friend to the Peace and Prosperity of_ IRELAND.

Prior

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

Prosperity

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From this reading _By a Friend to the Peace and Prosperity of_ IRELAND.

Quae

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

repostos

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

sequitur

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

St

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From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

Swift

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From this reading Dean _Swift_ and _Tho.

Tellure

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Prior_, Esq; Isles of St. _Patrick's_ Church, _Dublin_, On that memorable Day, _October_ 9th, 1753.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _By a Friend to the Peace and Prosperity of_ IRELAND.

Tho

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From this reading Dean _Swift_ and _Tho.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _By a Friend to the Peace and Prosperity of_ IRELAND.

VIRG

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.

vivis

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From this reading _Quae Gratia Curram Armorumque fuit vivis, quae Cura nitentes Pascere Equos, eadem sequitur Tellure repostos._ VIRG.