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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 Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not whether to ask of your goodness to make the same endeavour again.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
arguments
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
ask
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From this reading I know not whether to ask of your goodness to make the same endeavour again.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
carrier
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
consent
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
conveyed
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
days
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do."
doubt
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
end
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
endeavour
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From this reading I know not whether to ask of your goodness to make the same endeavour again.
father
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
finds
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From this reading "For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do."
following
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
goodness
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From this reading I know not whether to ask of your goodness to make the same endeavour again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
heard
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
HONOURED
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
hoped
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
idle
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From this reading "For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
induced
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
intercession
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
ISAAC
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From this reading ISAAC WATTS.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not whether to ask of your goodness to make the same endeavour again.
London
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not whether to ask of your goodness to make the same endeavour again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
mischief
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From this reading "For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do."
more
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know not whether to ask of your goodness to make the same endeavour again.
note
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
off
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
Peregrine
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
Portsmouth
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
promising
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
rescue
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
return
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
REVEREND
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not whether to ask of your goodness to make the same endeavour again.
Satan
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From this reading "For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
Seven
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
SIR
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
some
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From this reading "For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do."
soul
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
spirits
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do."
ten
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do."
visit
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From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
WATTS
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From this reading ISAAC WATTS.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I know not whether to ask of your goodness to make the same endeavour again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Peregrine went off in good spirits, promising a visit on his return to London, of which he seemed to have no doubt; but no more was heard of him for ten days.
Winchester
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
years
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From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At the end of that time the Portsmouth carrier conveyed the following note to Winchester:-- HONOURED AND REVEREND SIR--Seven years since your arguments and intercession induced my father to consent to what I hoped had been the rescue of me, body and soul.
