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The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 07
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 07

Chapter IX

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[94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.
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[95] This refers to Whitshed.
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[96] The Fourth.
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The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 07

Chapter IX

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[94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.
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[T. S.]
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[95] This refers to Whitshed.
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[T. S.]
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[96] The Fourth.

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Fourth noun US /fourth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “[96] The Fourth.”

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1765

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

94

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

95

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From this reading [95] This refers to Whitshed.

96

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From this reading [96] The Fourth.

based

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

Deane

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

edition

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

eighth

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

FourthnounUS /fourth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading [96] The Fourth.

given

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

published

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

quarto

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

refers

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From this reading [95] This refers to Whitshed.

S

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From this reading [T. S.]

Swift

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

Swift's

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

T

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text

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [95] This refers to Whitshed.

tract

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

volume

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.

Whitshed

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From this reading [95] This refers to Whitshed.

works

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From this reading [94] The text of this tract is based on that given by Deane Swift in the eighth volume of his edition of Swift's works published in quarto in 1765.