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Chapter I
INTRODUCTION. The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London. In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II. The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines. How long Defoe staid at this school is not known.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.”
later than; following
From this reading “In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How long Defoe staid at this school is not known.”
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From this reading In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
later than; following
From this reading In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How long Defoe staid at this school is not known.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
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From this reading In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.
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From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
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From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
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From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading How long Defoe staid at this school is not known.
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From this reading In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
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From this reading INTRODUCTION.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How long Defoe staid at this school is not known.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading How long Defoe staid at this school is not known.
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From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long Defoe staid at this school is not known.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How long Defoe staid at this school is not known.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
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From this reading In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.
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From this reading In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.
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From this reading How long Defoe staid at this school is not known.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
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From this reading How long Defoe staid at this school is not known.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The father of Daniel Defoe was a butcher in the parish of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, London.
which person or people
From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading The boy's parents wished him to become a dissenting minister, and so intrusted his education to a Mr. Morton who kept an academy for the training of nonconformist divines.
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From this reading In this parish, probably, Daniel Defoe was born in 1661, the year after the restoration of Charles II.
