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1860
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
abode
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
all
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
America
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
American
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
bought
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
brief
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
carpet
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
carried
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
carries
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
clod
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
Concord
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
down
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
earth
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
Europe
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
face
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
fact
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
four
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From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
going
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
Hawthorne's
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From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
house
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
intense
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was to occupy it only four years.
kneels
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAST YEARS.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
looking
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
Mecca
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
Mohammedan
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
much
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From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
occupancy
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
occupy
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From this reading He was to occupy it only four years.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
only
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From this reading He was to occupy it only four years.
residence
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
standpoint
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
strip
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
summer
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
there
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From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
things
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the four last years of Hawthorne's life there is not much to tell that I have not already told.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
up
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From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was to occupy it only four years.
western
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From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have insisted upon the fact of his being an intense American, and of his looking at all things, during his residence in Europe, from the standpoint of that little clod of western earth which he carried about with him as the good Mohammedan carries the strip of carpet on which he kneels down to face towards Mecca.
YEARS
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From this reading LAST YEARS.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He returned to America in the summer of 1860, and took up his abode in the house he had bought at Concord before going to Europe, and of which his occupancy had as yet been brief.
