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abuse
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
actions
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
al
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From this reading Jonathan Swift, et al.
almanack-makers
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From this reading Written to prevent the people of England from being farther imposed on by vulgar almanack-makers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
Annus
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
artists
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
astrology
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Written to prevent the people of England from being farther imposed on by vulgar almanack-makers.
Bickerstaff
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From this reading By Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.
Bickerstaff-Partridge
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Written to prevent the people of England from being farther imposed on by vulgar almanack-makers.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
consider'd
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
day
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
debating
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
down
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
England
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Esq
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From this reading By Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.
et
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From this reading Jonathan Swift, et al.
etc
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
events
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
farther
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fault
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Written to prevent the people of England from being farther imposed on by vulgar almanack-makers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
gross
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
imposed
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From this reading Written to prevent the people of England from being farther imposed on by vulgar almanack-makers.
impostors
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
Isaac
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From this reading By Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.
Jonathan
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From this reading Jonathan Swift, et al.
kingdom
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
lay
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
matter
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
Mirabilis
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
month
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
named
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Written to prevent the people of England from being farther imposed on by vulgar almanack-makers.
Papers
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
particularly
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
pass
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
people
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From this reading Written to prevent the people of England from being farther imposed on by vulgar almanack-makers.
persons
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
possibly
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
prevent
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related
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
set
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
Swift
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From this reading Jonathan Swift, et al.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
up
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From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
vulgar
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From this reading Written to prevent the people of England from being farther imposed on by vulgar almanack-makers.
Wherein
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have long consider'd the gross abuse of astrology in this kingdom, and upon debating the matter with myself, I could not possibly lay the fault upon the art, but upon those gross impostors, who set up to be the artists.
Written
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From this reading Written to prevent the people of England from being farther imposed on by vulgar almanack-makers.
year
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From this reading The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, etc. Annus Mirabilis Wherein the month, and day of the month are set down, the persons named, and the great actions and events of next year particularly related, as will come to pass.
