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A Tale of a Tub
A Tale of a Tub

Chapter I

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Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.
A _Character of the prefent Set of_ Wits _in this Ifland_.
_A Panegyrical Effay upon the Number_ THREE.
_A Differtation upon the principal productions of_ Grub-ftreet.
_Lectures upon the Diffection of Human Nature_.
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A Tale of a Tub

Chapter I

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.
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A _Character of the prefent Set of_ Wits _in this Ifland_.
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_A Panegyrical Effay upon the Number_ THREE.
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_A Differtation upon the principal productions of_ Grub-ftreet.
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_Lectures upon the Diffection of Human Nature_.

Learner Dictionary

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Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “_A Panegyrical Effay upon the Number_ THREE.”

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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 A _Character of the prefent Set of_ Wits _in this Ifland_.

Author

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From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

Character

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From this reading A _Character of the prefent Set of_ Wits _in this Ifland_.

Diffection

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From this reading _Lectures upon the Diffection of Human Nature_.

Differtation

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From this reading _A Differtation upon the principal productions of_ Grub-ftreet.

Discourfes

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From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

Effay

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From this reading _A Panegyrical Effay upon the Number_ THREE.

fame

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From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

following

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From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

fpeedily

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From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

Grub-ftreet

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From this reading _A Differtation upon the principal productions of_ Grub-ftreet.

Human

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From this reading _Lectures upon the Diffection of Human Nature_.

Ifland

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From this reading A _Character of the prefent Set of_ Wits _in this Ifland_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

Lectures

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From this reading _Lectures upon the Diffection of Human Nature_.

mentioned

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From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

moft

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From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

Nature

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From this reading _Lectures upon the Diffection of Human Nature_.

Number

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From this reading _A Panegyrical Effay upon the Number_ THREE.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

Panegyrical

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From this reading _A Panegyrical Effay upon the Number_ THREE.

prefent

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From this reading A _Character of the prefent Set of_ Wits _in this Ifland_.

principal

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From this reading _A Differtation upon the principal productions of_ Grub-ftreet.

productions

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From this reading _A Differtation upon the principal productions of_ Grub-ftreet.

publifhed

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From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

Set

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From this reading A _Character of the prefent Set of_ Wits _in this Ifland_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading A _Character of the prefent Set of_ Wits _in this Ifland_.

THREE

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From this reading _A Panegyrical Effay upon the Number_ THREE.

Treatifes

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From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _A Panegyrical Effay upon the Number_ THREE.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.

Wits

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From this reading A _Character of the prefent Set of_ Wits _in this Ifland_.

writ

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From this reading Treatifes writ by the fame Author, moft of them mentioned in the following Discourfes; which will be fpeedily publifhed.