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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 And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
abound
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
Adam's
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
advance
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
advocated
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
ago
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From this reading Years ago Grant and Lee joined hands at Appomattox.
all
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
alleged
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
Americans
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Years ago Grant and Lee joined hands at Appomattox.
animadverter
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
any
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
Appomattox
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From this reading Years ago Grant and Lee joined hands at Appomattox.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Years ago Grant and Lee joined hands at Appomattox.
beats
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
Bostonians
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
brain
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
captive
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
Charles
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
Christ
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
Christian
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
claiming
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
conscious
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
consign
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
contritely
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
countrymen
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
declined
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
demarked
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
deplored
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
dimly
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
divine
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
England
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
excluding
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
fact
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
far
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
few
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
friend
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
Grant
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From this reading Years ago Grant and Lee joined hands at Appomattox.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Years ago Grant and Lee joined hands at Appomattox.
heart
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
honour
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
honourably
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
implies
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
joined
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From this reading Years ago Grant and Lee joined hands at Appomattox.
latitudenounUS /ˈlætəˌtuːd/
distance north or south of the equator
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
Lee
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From this reading Years ago Grant and Lee joined hands at Appomattox.
liturgy
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
mankind
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
many
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
measures
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
memorial
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
miserable
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
New
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
Now
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
nowadays
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
oblivion
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
old-fashioned
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
parallel
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
partisan
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
patricidal
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
patriotism
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
perhaps
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
personal
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
plunged
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
rather
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
respond
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
Roman
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
saints
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
sharing
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
sincerely
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
sinners
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
spirit
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
sterling
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
strife
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
Sumner
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
sympathy
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
text
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
there
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From this reading Or, rather, that there are no saints, but that all mankind, not excluding Americans, are sinners--miserable sinners, as even no few Bostonians themselves nowadays contritely respond in the liturgy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
unmindful
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
vain
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From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
van
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
wear
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From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Now, as to the personal memorial, honourably worn by so many, if thou declined to wear it, was this because thou wert in sympathy with the spirit of thy deplored New England friend, Charles Sumner--whom, for what was sterling in him, thou didst so sincerely honour, though far from sharing in all his advocated measures?
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
yeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading And, for thy never being a partisan animadverter, is that because for all the free thought that beats in thy brain, at heart thou art the captive of Christ, yea, even something of a Christian, and though but dimly conscious of it, perhaps, art not unmindful of the divine text which implies that if sinners abound they are not in vain demarked from the saints by any parallel of latitude.
Years
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From this reading Years ago Grant and Lee joined hands at Appomattox.
yesterday
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From this reading Art thou such an old-fashioned Roman in thy patriotism that thou wouldst consign to oblivion the fact that thy countrymen, claiming the van of Adam’s alleged advance, were but yesterday plunged in patricidal strife?
