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An Appeal to Honour and Justice, Though It Be of His Worst Enemies.
An Appeal to Honour and Justice, Though It Be of His Worst Enemies.

Chapter I

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A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
"Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."
JEREMIAH, xviii.
18.
_LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.
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An Appeal to Honour and Justice, Though It Be of His Worst Enemies.

Chapter I

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
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"Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."
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JEREMIAH, xviii.
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18.
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_LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.”

Tongue noun US /tongue/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."”

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18

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From this reading 18.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

ACCOUNT

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From this reading A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

AFFAIRS

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From this reading A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

any

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From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

BAKER

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From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

Black

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From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

Boy

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From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

CONDUCT

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From this reading A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

give

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From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

heed

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From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

J

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From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

JEREMIAH

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From this reading JEREMIAH, xviii.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

LONDON

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From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

Paternoster-Row

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From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

PrintednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

PUBLIC

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From this reading A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

smite

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From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

Sold

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From this reading _LONDON_: Printed for and Sold by J. BAKER, at the _Black Boy_ in _Paternoster-Row_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

tonguenounUS /tongue/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

TRUE

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From this reading A TRUE ACCOUNT OF HIS CONDUCT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

words

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From this reading "Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

xviii

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From this reading JEREMIAH, xviii.