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Journal 01, 1837-1846 — Volume 07
Journal 01, 1837-1846 — Volume 07

Chapter II

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HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
Fatherland and world must work upon him.
Fame and infamy must he learn to endure.
He will be constrained to know himself and others.
Solitude shall no more lull him with her flattery.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Journal 01, 1837-1846 — Volume 07

Chapter II

Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.
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Fatherland and world must work upon him.
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Fame and infamy must he learn to endure.
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He will be constrained to know himself and others.
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Solitude shall no more lull him with her flattery.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Has auxiliary verb US /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.”

Himself pronoun US /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.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He will be constrained to know himself and others.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Fatherland and world must work upon him.”

Shall modal verb US /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.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Fatherland and world must work upon him.”

All words in this reading · 40

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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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From this reading HOW MAN GROWS "A noble man has not to thank a private circle for his culture.

endure

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From this reading Fame and infamy must he learn to endure.

Fame

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From this reading Fame and infamy must he learn to endure.

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.