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Chapter I

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Characters of the INS and OUTS;
Present STATE of PUBLICK AFFAIRS.
Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.
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Christmas Chat

Chapter I

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Characters of the INS and OUTS;
Line 2
Present STATE of PUBLICK AFFAIRS.
Line 3
Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;
Line 4
Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.
Line 5
On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.

Learner Dictionary

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Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;”

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;”

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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 On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.

AFFAIRS

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From this reading Present STATE of PUBLICK AFFAIRS.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

BLUNT

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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.

BROADBOTTOM

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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.

Broadbottom's

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From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.

Characters

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From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;

Country

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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

Day

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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

Days

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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

Holy

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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

House

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From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

INS

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From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;

JOHN

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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.

late

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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

Ministry

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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

Mr

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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.

New

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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

OUTS

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From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;

OVERALL

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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.

Present

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From this reading Present STATE of PUBLICK AFFAIRS.

PROBEUM

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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.

PUBLICK

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From this reading Present STATE of PUBLICK AFFAIRS.

Re-election

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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

ROSEBAND

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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.

round

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From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.

Seat

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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

Sir

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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.

sitting

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From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.

SMOOTHWELL

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From this reading Mr. BROADBOTTOM, Mr. OVERALL, Mr. ROSEBAND, Sir JOHN PROBEUM, Mr. SMOOTHWELL, & Mr. BLUNT.

Spoke

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From this reading Spoke at the Country Seat of one of the _New Ministry_, in the late Holy Days, the Day before his Re-election;

STATE

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From this reading Present STATE of PUBLICK AFFAIRS.

Table

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From this reading On the Late _Broadbottom_, Sir _John Probeum_, _Overall_, _Roseband_, _Blunt_, and _Smoothwell_, sitting round a Table at _Broadbottom’s_ House.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Characters of the INS and OUTS;