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The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2
The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2

Chapter XI

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[Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]
[Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
See the Epistolary Correspondence, May 26, 1720.--_Scott_.]
EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.
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The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2

Chapter XI

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Footnote 1: Richard Baldwin, Provost of Trinity College in 1717.
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He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]
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[Footnote 2: Rector of St. Mary's Dublin, in 1722; before which time he had been chaplain to the Smyrna Company.
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See the Epistolary Correspondence, May 26, 1720.--_Scott_.]
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EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.

Learner Dictionary

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Been auxiliary verb US /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.”

Before preposition US /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.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]”

Grievous adjective US /ˈɡriːvəs/

very serious and causing great pain or suffering

From this reading “EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He left behind him many natural children.--_Scott_.]”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “See the Epistolary Correspondence, May 26, 1720.--_Scott_.]”

Time noun US /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.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “EPIGRAM Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, Upon his reverential rump.”

All words in this reading · 51

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1

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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.