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1674
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
absurdity
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Addison's
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
admiration
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
aidful
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From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
Annus
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From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
any
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From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
bad
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From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
Cowley
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
Dr
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
Dryden's
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fantastic
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fervour
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From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
fervours
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
garb
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
honoured
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
imitation
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
incomparable
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
injury
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
Isaac
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
lovely
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
Lyrics
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man
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
Mirabilis
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modesty
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From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
more
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
Mr
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
ode
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
PLAIN
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From this reading THE PLAIN.
poetize
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From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
restraints
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From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
result
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From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
rhythm
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
rough-cantering
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
search
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From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
sense
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From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
sobriety
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From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
tameness
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLAIN.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading An admiration of "the incomparable Mr. Cowley" did the sense of them more injury than the imitation of his rough-cantering ode could do their rhythm.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
utter
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From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
Watts
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
Watts's
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From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.
wonderfully
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From this reading But Addison's tameness is wonderfully lovely beside the fervours of a man of honoured name,--Dr. Isaac Watts, born in 1674.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If any man would look upon absurdity in the garb of sobriety, let him search Dryden's _Annus Mirabilis_: Dr. Watts's _Lyrics_ are as bad; they are fantastic to utter folly.
