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A Life Unveiled, by a Child of the Drumlins
A Life Unveiled, by a Child of the Drumlins

Chapter IV

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“A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?
More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Life Unveiled, by a Child of the Drumlins

Chapter IV

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?
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Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.
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Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?
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More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.
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To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?”

Memories noun US /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading “To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.”

WENT noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?

also

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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

characters

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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

CHILD

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From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?

determine

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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.

earliest

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From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.

emotions

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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.

Environment

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From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?

forces

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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

FORTH

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From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?

given

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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?

individual

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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.

induces

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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.

influences

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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?

ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.

More

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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.

mould

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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

needful

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From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.

objective

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From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?

other

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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?

play

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From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?

reactions

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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

resort

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From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.

sea

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From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?

significant

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From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.

stamp

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From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading More significant still are the emotions which a given environment induces in each individual.

swim

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From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading To determine these it is needful to resort to our earliest memories.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Its stamp is upon us, but other forces and influences also determine our reactions and mould our characters.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?

WENTnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “A CHILD WENT FORTH” Environment--what part does it play?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Is the objective environment alone the sea in which we swim?