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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 Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
accomplishments
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
America
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
any
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
ask
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
basis
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
beautiful
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
brilliant
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
conqueror
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From this reading The heroism which would make on us the impression of Epaminondas must be that of a domestic conqueror.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
culture
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
domestic
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From this reading The heroism which would make on us the impression of Epaminondas must be that of a domestic conqueror.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
Emerson
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
England
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From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
Epaminondas
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From this reading The heroism which would make on us the impression of Epaminondas must be that of a domestic conqueror.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
girls
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
go
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
heroism
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From this reading The heroism which would make on us the impression of Epaminondas must be that of a domestic conqueror.
higher
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
impression
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From this reading The heroism which would make on us the impression of Epaminondas must be that of a domestic conqueror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
labour
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From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
loss
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From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
mechanical
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
men
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
more
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From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
most
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
Now
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
out
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
people's
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
power
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From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
practise
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
road
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
said
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
says
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From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
seems
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
seer
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From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
separation
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From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
some
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
swamp
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The heroism which would make on us the impression of Epaminondas must be that of a domestic conqueror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
things
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
truth
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From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
unpractical
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The heroism which would make on us the impression of Epaminondas must be that of a domestic conqueror.
uselessness
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
village
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
want
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
Well
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From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The heroism which would make on us the impression of Epaminondas must be that of a domestic conqueror.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well, we have done something in England and we will do something more.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ‘No separation from labour can be without some loss of power or truth to the seer,’ says Emerson again.
work
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From this reading * * * * * We must have, as Emerson said, a mechanical craft for our culture, a basis for our higher accomplishments in the work of our hands—the uselessness of most people’s hands seems to me one of the most unpractical things.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The heroism which would make on us the impression of Epaminondas must be that of a domestic conqueror.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
young
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From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, I do not want you, believe me, to ask your brilliant young men, your beautiful young girls, to go out and make a road on a swamp for any village in America, but I think you might each of you have some art to practise.
