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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 HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fatherland and world must work upon him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He will be constrained to know himself and others.
circle
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From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
constrained
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From this reading He will be constrained to know himself and others.
culture
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endure
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From this reading Fame and infamy must he learn to endure.
Fame
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Fatherland
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From this reading Fatherland and world must work upon him.
flattery
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From this reading Solitude shall no more lull him with her flattery.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
GROWS
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From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fame and infamy must he learn to endure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Solitude shall no more lull him with her flattery.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fatherland and world must work upon him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He will be constrained to know himself and others.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
HOW
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From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
infamy
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From this reading Fame and infamy must he learn to endure.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He will be constrained to know himself and others.
learn
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From this reading Fame and infamy must he learn to endure.
lull
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From this reading Solitude shall no more lull him with her flattery.
MAN
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From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
more
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From this reading Solitude shall no more lull him with her flattery.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Fatherland and world must work upon him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Solitude shall no more lull him with her flattery.
noble
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From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
others
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From this reading He will be constrained to know himself and others.
private
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From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Solitude shall no more lull him with her flattery.
Solitude
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From this reading Solitude shall no more lull him with her flattery.
thank
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From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fatherland and world must work upon him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will be constrained to know himself and others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Solitude shall no more lull him with her flattery.
work
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From this reading Fatherland and world must work upon him.
world
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From this reading Fatherland and world must work upon him.