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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
1724
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From this reading October 18, 1724, nine in the morning.
18
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From this reading October 18, 1724, nine in the morning.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
acquaintance
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
bed
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
best
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From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
birth
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
chair
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From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
church-yard
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From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
days
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
dine
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From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
diocess
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
discovered
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From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
Dr
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
earth
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
EPISCOPAL
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
following
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From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
Footnote
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
gone
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From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
hap
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From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
happy
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
hundred
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading October 18, 1724, nine in the morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
KILMORE
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
lain
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
LINES
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
live
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
more
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading October 18, 1724, nine in the morning.
nine
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From this reading October 18, 1724, nine in the morning.
October
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From this reading October 18, 1724, nine in the morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
once
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
PALACE
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
persecution
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
provost
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From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
Resolve
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
resume
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
second
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
see
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
Sheridan
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
some
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
Soon
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
Swift
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From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
Swift's
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading October 18, 1724, nine in the morning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
together
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Soon after Swift's acquaintance with Dr. Sheridan, they passed some days together at the episcopal palace in the diocess of Kilmore.
up
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From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
Who've
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
WINDOW
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
windows
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From this reading When Swift was gone, it was discovered that he had written the following lines on one of the windows which look into the church-yard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
wretched
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
WRITTEN
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
years
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From this reading LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE Resolve me this, ye happy dead, Who've lain some hundred years in bed, From every persecution free That in this wretched life we see; Would ye resume a second birth, And choose once more to live on earth?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You had best hap yourself up in a chair, and dine with me than with the provost.
