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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 There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
ABBEY
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From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
acceptance
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
America
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From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
American
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From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
appeal
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
attitudes
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From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
banks
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
central
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
circumstance
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From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
class
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
classed
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From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
commemorated
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From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
due
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
England's
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
English-speaking
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
enterprise
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
fact
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From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
Fame
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
greatest
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
ground
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From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
Hall
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
hand
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From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
high
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
Hudson
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
impressions
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From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
inspired
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
interest
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
kinship
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From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
leading
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From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
Longfellow
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From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
Lowell
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
made
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From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
mere
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From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
more
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
new
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From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
occasion
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
opinion
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
other
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From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
outset
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
own
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From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
partly
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
probable
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
public
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From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
race
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
representative
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
republic
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From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
service
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From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
showed
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
shrine
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
shrines
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From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
speech
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
strongly
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From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
There
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
two
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From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
undoubted
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From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
universe
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From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
various
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From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
very
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From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The impressions made by that circumstance in America were very various, but might be classed under two leading attitudes.
WESTMINSTER
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From this reading WESTMINSTER ABBEY Longfellow was the first American to be commemorated, on the mere ground of public service and distant kinship of blood, in Westminster Abbey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
wholly
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From this reading There were those, on the other hand, to whom the American republic seemed a wholly new fact in the universe, and one which should have its own shrines.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were those to whom the English-speaking race seemed one, and Westminster Abbey its undoubted central shrine, an opinion of which Lowell was a high representative, as his speech on the occasion showed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To this last class the "Hall of Fame," upon the banks of the Hudson, would appeal more strongly than Westminster Abbey; and it is probable that the interest inspired by that enterprise was partly due, at the outset, to the acceptance of Longfellow in England's greatest shrine.
