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The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1
The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1

Chapter III

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[Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
[Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
[Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.
See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
267.--_W. E. B_.]
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The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1

Chapter III

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]
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[Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]
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[Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.
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See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.
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267.--_W. E. B_.]

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “[Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.”

All words in this reading · 53

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1

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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

2

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From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

267

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From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]

3

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Admiral

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From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

age

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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.

B

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From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]

called

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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

commander

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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

coolness

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courage

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From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

E

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From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]

eminent

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From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

England

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famous

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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

fire

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Footnote

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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

forces

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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

French

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.

general

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greatest

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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

ii

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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

Journal

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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.

Mareschal

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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.

Namur

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obtained

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

p

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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.

Prose

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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.

See

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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.

siege

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From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.

States

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From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

Stella

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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.

Turenne

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From this reading [Footnote 1: The famous Mareschal Turenne, general of the French forces, called the greatest commander of the age.]

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.

victories

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From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

vol

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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.

W

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From this reading 267.--_W. E. B_.]

war

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From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading [Footnote 3: Who obtained this name from his coolness under fire at the siege of Namur.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [Footnote 2: Admiral of the States General in their war with England, eminent for his courage and his victories.]

Works

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From this reading See Journal to Stella, "Prose Works," vol. ii, p.