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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 A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
actions
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
active
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
American
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
armed
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
attained
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From this reading The name of General Santierra attained that cold, paper-and-ink immortality.
become
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
Certain
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
characters
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
cold
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From this reading The name of General Santierra attained that cold, paper-and-ink immortality.
common
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
continent
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
end
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
exist
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
fame
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
family
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
few
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
further
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
General
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From this reading The name of General Santierra attained that cold, paper-and-ink immortality.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
grow
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
history
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
humble
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
immortality
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From this reading The name of General Santierra attained that cold, paper-and-ink immortality.
importance
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
individualities
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
leaders
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
liberators
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
lifetime
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
lives
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
lot
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
many
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
men's
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name of General Santierra attained that cold, paper-and-ink immortality.
names
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
numbered
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
obscurity
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
oppressive
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
out
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
paper-and-ink
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From this reading The name of General Santierra attained that cold, paper-and-ink immortality.
preserved
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
published
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
raises
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
Revolutionary
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
rule
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
Santierra
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From this reading The name of General Santierra attained that cold, paper-and-ink immortality.
simply
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
society
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
South
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
Spain
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From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
state
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
strange
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
strife
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
survive
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
temporary
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
then
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
undisturbed
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
vanishing
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From this reading The names of a few leaders alone survive the end of armed strife and are further preserved in history; so that, vanishing from men’s active memories, they still exist in books.
vices
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
virtues
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From this reading Certain individualities grow into fame through their vices and their virtues, or simply by their actions, which may have a temporary importance; and then they become forgotten.
war
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From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a South American of good family, and the books published in his lifetime numbered him amongst the liberators of that continent from the oppressive rule of Spain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Revolutionary war raises many strange characters out of the obscurity which is the common lot of humble lives in an undisturbed state of society.
