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12th
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From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
138
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
139
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
1772
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From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
ANSWER
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
any
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
assert
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
based
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From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
burdensome
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
cannot
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
charitable
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
children
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
convinced
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
country
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From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
CRAFTSMAN
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
December
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From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
detest
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
discover
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From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
edition
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From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
endure
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
enemy
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From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
Faulkner
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From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
foreign
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
given
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From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
instead
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
Irish
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
listed
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
making
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
more
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
natives
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
ninth
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From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
own
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From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
papers
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
parents
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
permitting
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
peruse
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From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
Popish
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
prevailed
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From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
prince
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
principles
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
project
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
proposed
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
public
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
reading
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
reflect
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
S
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From this reading [T. S.]
scheme
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
service
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
SIR
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From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
Swift
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From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
T
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From this reading [T. S.]
text
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From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
useful
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
venture
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From this reading You are pleased to reflect on a project I proposed, of making the children of Irish parents to be useful to the public instead of being burdensome;[139] and you venture to assert, that your own scheme is more charitable, of not permitting our Popish natives to be listed in the service of any foreign prince.
volume
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From this reading * * * * * The text of this edition is based on that given by Faulkner in the ninth volume of his edition of Swift issued in 1772.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
wherein
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From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet I was prevailed on to peruse your Craftsman of December the 12th, wherein I discover you to be as great an enemy of this country, as you are of your own.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.[138] SIR, I detest reading your papers, because I am not of your principles, and because I cannot endure to be convinced.
