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The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 1
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 1

Chapter V

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Page 283.
"Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.
See Mather's sermon on the 29th of May, 1705."
Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.
The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.
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The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 1

Chapter V

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Page 283.
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"Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.
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See Mather's sermon on the 29th of May, 1705."
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Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.
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The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.

Learner Dictionary

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

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “"Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “See Mather's sermon on the 29th of May, 1705."”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.”

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1705

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From this reading See Mather's sermon on the 29th of May, 1705."

283

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From this reading Page 283.

29th

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From this reading See Mather's sermon on the 29th of May, 1705."

addresses

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From this reading The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

bread

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From this reading Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.

comes

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From this reading The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.

contagion

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From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

continue

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From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

eating

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From this reading Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

goes

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From this reading The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.

loyal

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From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

made

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From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

Mather's

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From this reading See Mather's sermon on the 29th of May, 1705."

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading See Mather's sermon on the 29th of May, 1705."

most

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From this reading The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading See Mather's sermon on the 29th of May, 1705."

Oxford

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From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

Page

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From this reading Page 283.

Prayers

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From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

ridicules

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From this reading Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.

schism

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From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

See

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From this reading See Mather's sermon on the 29th of May, 1705."

sermon

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From this reading See Mather's sermon on the 29th of May, 1705."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.

throne

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From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

Thus

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From this reading Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

university

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From this reading "Prayers are made in the loyal university of Oxford, to continue the throne free from the contagion of schism.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Thus he ridicules the university while he is eating their bread.

whole

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From this reading The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading The whole university comes with the most loyal addresses, yet that goes for nothing.