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From this reading [Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
1717
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
1720
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From this reading See the Epistolary Correspondence, May 26, 1720.--_Scott_.]
1722
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
2
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
26
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From this reading See the Epistolary Correspondence, May 26, 1720.--_Scott_.]
Baldwin
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]
bump
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From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
chaplain
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
children
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From this reading He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]
College
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
Company
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
Correspondence
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From this reading See the Epistolary Correspondence, May 26, 1720.--_Scott_.]
Dublin
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
EPIGRAM
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From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
Epistolary
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From this reading See the Epistolary Correspondence, May 26, 1720.--_Scott_.]
fell
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From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
Footnote
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
Friend
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From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
very serious and causing great pain or suffering
From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]
many
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From this reading He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]
Mary's
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading See the Epistolary Correspondence, May 26, 1720.--_Scott_.]
natural
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From this reading He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
Provost
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
Rector
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
reverential
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From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
Richard
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
rump
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From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
Rundle
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From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
Scott
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From this reading He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]
See
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From this reading See the Epistolary Correspondence, May 26, 1720.--_Scott_.]
Smyrna
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
St
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
Trinity
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.