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Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chapter XII

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[Footnote 533: Tale of Troy.
Drama founded on the Trojan war.
The subject of famous poems by Latin and Greek poets.]
[Footnote 534: Death of Julius Cæsar.
An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chapter XII

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Footnote 533: Tale of Troy.
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Drama founded on the Trojan war.
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The subject of famous poems by Latin and Greek poets.]
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[Footnote 534: Death of Julius Cæsar.
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An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]

Learner Dictionary

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Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]”

All words in this reading · 33

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533

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From this reading [Footnote 533: Tale of Troy.

534

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From this reading [Footnote 534: Death of Julius Cæsar.

account

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From this reading An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The subject of famous poems by Latin and Greek poets.]

assassination

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From this reading An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The subject of famous poems by Latin and Greek poets.]

Cæsar

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From this reading [Footnote 534: Death of Julius Cæsar.

Death

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From this reading [Footnote 534: Death of Julius Cæsar.

Drama

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From this reading Drama founded on the Trojan war.

ended

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From this reading An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]

famous

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From this reading The subject of famous poems by Latin and Greek poets.]

Footnote

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From this reading [Footnote 533: Tale of Troy.

founded

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From this reading Drama founded on the Trojan war.

general

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From this reading An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]

Greek

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From this reading The subject of famous poems by Latin and Greek poets.]

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]

Julius

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From this reading [Footnote 534: Death of Julius Cæsar.

Latin

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From this reading The subject of famous poems by Latin and Greek poets.]

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Footnote 533: Tale of Troy.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Drama founded on the Trojan war.

plots

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From this reading An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]

poems

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From this reading The subject of famous poems by Latin and Greek poets.]

poets

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From this reading The subject of famous poems by Latin and Greek poets.]

Roman

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From this reading An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]

subject

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From this reading The subject of famous poems by Latin and Greek poets.]

Tale

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From this reading [Footnote 533: Tale of Troy.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Drama founded on the Trojan war.

Trojan

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From this reading Drama founded on the Trojan war.

Troy

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From this reading [Footnote 533: Tale of Troy.

war

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From this reading Drama founded on the Trojan war.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading An account of the plots which ended in the assassination of the great Roman general.]