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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 I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
aim
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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
believed
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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
broad
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Brothers
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From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
child
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coming
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From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
CONCLUSION
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country
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From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
draw
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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
horizons
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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
inexperienced
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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
led
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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
lofty
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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
mark
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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
new
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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
out
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pride
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Provence
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pure
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reality
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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
ripe
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set
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struggle
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sunbeams
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I set out to-morrow for the country, for Provence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
to-morrow
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too
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From this reading My pride has led me to aim at too lofty a mark.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
weak
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From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I believed myself ripe for the struggle, while in reality I was but a weak and inexperienced child.
wish
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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CONCLUSION Brothers, I am coming to you.
youth
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From this reading I wish to draw a new youth from our broad horizons, from our pure and glowing sunbeams.