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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 Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
action
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
agree
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
all
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
American
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From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
appropriately
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
awarding
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From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
case
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
Clemens
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From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
compliment
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
confer
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From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
corporation
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
count
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From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
degree
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From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
degrees
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From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
doctors
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From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
don't
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From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
em
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From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
emphatically
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
estimate
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
fellow
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
grant
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From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
highest
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From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
hold
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From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
Howells
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From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
identified
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
important
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
institution
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From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
intention
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
lately
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
laurel
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From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
learning
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From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
letters
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From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
like
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From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
made
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From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
majority
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
man
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
Mark
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From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
merit
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
October
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From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
old
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
promulgated
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
proposed
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From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
public
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
pure
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
quality
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
questions
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
rank
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From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
receive
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From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
say
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
second
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From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
signify
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
simply
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
solely
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
speech
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
tendered
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
Twain's
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From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
Twichell
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
unadulterated
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From this reading Their action will appropriately signify simply and solely their estimate of your merit and rank as a man of letters, and so, as I say, the compliment of it will be of the pure, unadulterated quality.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
views
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
want
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mark Twain's second Yale degree, and it was the highest rank that an American institution of learning could confer.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading They grant, of course, your right to hold and express those views, though for themselves they don't like 'em; but in awarding you the proposed laurel they will make no count of that whatever.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
writing
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
wrote
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From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
Yale
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From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
year
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From this reading Both Howells and Clemens were made doctors of letters by Yale that year and went over in October to receive their degrees.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Twichell wrote: I want you to understand, old fellow, that it will be in its intention the highest public compliment, and emphatically so in your case, for it will be tendered you by a corporation of gentlemen, the majority of whom do not at all agree with the views on important questions which you have lately promulgated in speech and in writing, and with which you are identified to the public mind.
