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Chapter XV
EDMUND WALLER, THOMAS BROWN, AND JEREMY TAYLOR. Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton. As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit. He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults. His horses were not difficult to drive.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.”
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From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
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From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDMUND WALLER, THOMAS BROWN, AND JEREMY TAYLOR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
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From this reading EDMUND WALLER, THOMAS BROWN, AND JEREMY TAYLOR.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading His horses were not difficult to drive.
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From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
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From this reading His horses were not difficult to drive.
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From this reading EDMUND WALLER, THOMAS BROWN, AND JEREMY TAYLOR.
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From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
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From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading His horses were not difficult to drive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading EDMUND WALLER, THOMAS BROWN, AND JEREMY TAYLOR.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
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From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading EDMUND WALLER, THOMAS BROWN, AND JEREMY TAYLOR.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading EDMUND WALLER, THOMAS BROWN, AND JEREMY TAYLOR.
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From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
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From this reading EDMUND WALLER, THOMAS BROWN, AND JEREMY TAYLOR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His horses were not difficult to drive.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As a poet he had a high reputation for many years, gained chiefly, I think, by a regard to literary proprieties, combined with wit.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading He is graceful sometimes; but what in his writings would with many pass for grace, is only smoothness and the absence of faults.
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From this reading Edmund Waller, born in 1605, was three years older than Milton; but I had a fancy for not dividing Herbert and Milton.
