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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 He regarded it as a mixture of jealousy and dunderheaded prejudice.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
argue
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He regarded it as a mixture of jealousy and dunderheaded prejudice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
borrowed
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
BROWNE
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
cannot
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
commend
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
community
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
condemning
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
days
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From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
declaim
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From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
Dorothea
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
dunderheaded
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From this reading He regarded it as a mixture of jealousy and dunderheaded prejudice.
Epidemica
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
expressions
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
extol
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From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
Fever
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
forefathers
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From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
handsomely
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He regarded it as a mixture of jealousy and dunderheaded prejudice.
heads
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From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
Horace
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
Hospital
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
humor
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From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
indigitate
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
jealousy
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From this reading He regarded it as a mixture of jealousy and dunderheaded prejudice.
Juvenal
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
lights
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
like
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
lines
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
Lydgate
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
many
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From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
mixture
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From this reading He regarded it as a mixture of jealousy and dunderheaded prejudice.
New
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
opposition
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
oppositions
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
other
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
own
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
past
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
Persius
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
prejudice
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From this reading He regarded it as a mixture of jealousy and dunderheaded prejudice.
present
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From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
prophets
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
Pseudodoxia
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
regarded
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From this reading He regarded it as a mixture of jealousy and dunderheaded prejudice.
satire
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
seem
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
SIR
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
sketched
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
THOMAS
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From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
times
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From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
vice
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
vices
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From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
viewed
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From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That opposition to the New Fever Hospital which Lydgate had sketched to Dorothea was, like other oppositions, to be viewed in many different lights.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Horace, therefore, Juvenal, and Persius, were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times.—SIR THOMAS BROWNE: _Pseudodoxia Epidemica_.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
wickedness
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From this reading It is the humor of many heads to extol the days of their forefathers, and declaim against the wickedness of times present.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Which notwithstanding they cannot handsomely do, without the borrowed help and satire of times past; condemning the vices of their own times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend, which cannot but argue the community of vice in both.
