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1663
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From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
accused
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
addition
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
amor
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
any
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
ascertained
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
attacked
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
attained
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
author
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
butcher
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From this reading His father, James Foe, was a butcher, in the parish of St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, and a protestant dissenter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
cannot
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
career
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
circumstance
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
commenced
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
consequence
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
countrymen
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
county
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From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
Cripplegate
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From this reading His father, James Foe, was a butcher, in the parish of St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, and a protestant dissenter.
Daniel
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From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
day
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
De
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From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
dissenter
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From this reading His father, James Foe, was a butcher, in the parish of St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, and a protestant dissenter.
education
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
Englishman
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
family
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From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
father
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From this reading His father, James Foe, was a butcher, in the parish of St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, and a protestant dissenter.
favour
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
Foe
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From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
foundation
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
Giles's
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From this reading His father, James Foe, was a butcher, in the parish of St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, and a protestant dissenter.
give
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
hazard
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father, James Foe, was a butcher, in the parish of St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, and a protestant dissenter.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
idea
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
information
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
James
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From this reading His father, James Foe, was a butcher, in the parish of St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, and a protestant dissenter.
King
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
lack
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
laying
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
London
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From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
memoir
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
necessary
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
Newington
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
Northampton
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From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
now
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
other
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
pamphlet
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
parish
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From this reading His father, James Foe, was a butcher, in the parish of St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, and a protestant dissenter.
patriae
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
period
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
political
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
possessing
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
prefixed
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
prejudices
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
prevailing
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
proper
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
protestant
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From this reading His father, James Foe, was a butcher, in the parish of St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, and a protestant dissenter.
public
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
receiving
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
remedy
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
respectable
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From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
scribblers
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
sentiment
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
siege
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
St
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From this reading His father, James Foe, was a butcher, in the parish of St. Giles’s, Cripplegate, and a protestant dissenter.
subject
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
taken
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
theught
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
thothe
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
True-born
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
Turks
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
twenty-first
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
utmost
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
very
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
Vienna
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
Why
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From this reading Why the subject of this memoir prefixed the _De_ to his family name cannot now be ascertained, nor did he at any period of his life think it necessary to give his reasons to the public.
William
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
writing
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
year
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From this reading Daniel De Foe was descended from a respectable family in the county of Northampton, and born in London, about the year 1663.
young
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From this reading After receiving a good education at an academy at Newington, young De Foe, before he had attained his twenty-first year, commenced his career as an author, by writing a pamphlet against a very prevailing sentiment in favour of the Turks who were at that time laying siege to Vienna.
zeal
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From this reading The political scribblers of the day, however, thothe utmost hazard theught proper to remedy this lack of information, and accused him of possessing so little of the _amor patriae_, as to make the addition in order that he might not be taken for an Englishman; though this idea could have had no other foundation than the circumstance of his having, in consequence of his zeal for King William, attacked the prejudices of his countrymen in his “True-born Englishman.”
