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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 That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
ability
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
ages
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From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
ago
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all
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
begun
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
bind
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borough
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city
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From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
concentrated
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
conclude
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From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
corrupt
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From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
cover
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December
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descending
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From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
dim
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
Dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
earth
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Elevated
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
eminent
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
English
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enter
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
far
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
feared
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From this reading * * * * * There feared they much; for God is with The whole race of the just.--PSALM xiv.
fetters
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
flower
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From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * There feared they much; for God is with The whole race of the just.--PSALM xiv.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
gates
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
God
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From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
greatest
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From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
heart
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From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
iron
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
just
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From this reading * * * * * There feared they much; for God is with The whole race of the just.--PSALM xiv.
lingered
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
lower
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
mental
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
mighty
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
most
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
much
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From this reading * * * * * There feared they much; for God is with The whole race of the just.--PSALM xiv.
noblest
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From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
patriotism
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
piety
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
pride
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From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
PSALM
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From this reading * * * * * There feared they much; for God is with The whole race of the just.--PSALM xiv.
race
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From this reading * * * * * There feared they much; for God is with The whole race of the just.--PSALM xiv.
rank
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
Scotland
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From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
skies
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snowy
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soundest
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
surface
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
theology
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
there
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From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
thorough
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
time-honoured
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From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
town
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
truest
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From this reading Elevated rank, mighty mental ability, eminent piety, the soundest of all theology, the most thorough of all philosophy, and the truest patriotism, have ever been concentrated within its gates.
vile
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From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
walls
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From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
whole
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From this reading * * * * * There feared they much; for God is with The whole race of the just.--PSALM xiv.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
wildness
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
wintry
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading * * * * * There feared they much; for God is with The whole race of the just.--PSALM xiv.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading An ancient city is this, within whose time-honoured walls the flower and pride of whatever was greatest and noblest in Scotland, has ever been found through long descending ages.
works
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From this reading That there is not a God, the fool Doth in his heart conclude: They are corrupt, their works are vile; Not one of them doth good.
xiv
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From this reading * * * * * There feared they much; for God is with The whole race of the just.--PSALM xiv.
year
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From this reading Another December has begun to lower in the dim skies with wintry wildness, to bind the earth with iron fetters, and to cover its surface with its snowy mantle, as we enter for the first time another town, far from that English borough in which we lingered a year ago.
