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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 _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
aside
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And the town eagerly took the new school to itself; at once its pride and profit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
came
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
cannot
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
College
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From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
crest
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
Dean
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From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
dote
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
DR
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From this reading With stuff untainted, shaped a hero new_.--LOWELL DR.
eagerly
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From this reading And the town eagerly took the new school to itself; at once its pride and profit.
east
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
fact
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
FENNEBEN
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From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
founding
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From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
hero
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From this reading With stuff untainted, shaped a hero new_.--LOWELL DR.
hidden
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
high
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And the town eagerly took the new school to itself; at once its pride and profit.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the town eagerly took the new school to itself; at once its pride and profit.
Lagonda
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
Ledge
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
light
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
LLOYD
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From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
LOWELL
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From this reading With stuff untainted, shaped a hero new_.--LOWELL DR.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
man
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
migrated
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From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
moulds
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
Nature
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
new
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From this reading With stuff untainted, shaped a hero new_.--LOWELL DR.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
Old-World
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
once
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From this reading And the town eagerly took the new school to itself; at once its pride and profit.
plan
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
pride
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From this reading And the town eagerly took the new school to itself; at once its pride and profit.
profit
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From this reading And the town eagerly took the new school to itself; at once its pride and profit.
Repeating
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
ridge
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
rote
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
runs
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
say
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
school
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From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
set
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
shaped
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From this reading With stuff untainted, shaped a hero new_.--LOWELL DR.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
some
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
stuff
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From this reading With stuff untainted, shaped a hero new_.--LOWELL DR.
Sunrise
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From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
threw
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the town eagerly took the new school to itself; at once its pride and profit.
town
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From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
untainted
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From this reading With stuff untainted, shaped a hero new_.--LOWELL DR.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
Valley
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From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
Walnut
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From this reading LLOYD FENNEBEN, Dean of Sunrise College, had migrated to the Walnut Valley with the founding of the school here.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In fact, he had brought the college with him when he came hither, and had set it, as a light not to be hidden, on the crest of that high ridge that runs east of the little town of Lagonda Ledge.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With stuff untainted, shaped a hero new_.--LOWELL DR.
worn-out
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From this reading _Nature they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, .............................
