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Chapter XI
It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure. These young minds had no rubbish in them. They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations." They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do. And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These young minds had no rubbish in them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
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From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
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From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
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From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
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From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These young minds had no rubbish in them.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
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From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These young minds had no rubbish in them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
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From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
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From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
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From this reading These young minds had no rubbish in them.
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From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
not any; not one
From this reading These young minds had no rubbish in them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
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From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
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From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
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From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These young minds had no rubbish in them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
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From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These young minds had no rubbish in them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These young minds had no rubbish in them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
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From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
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From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was this new growth of humanity which made continuing social progress so rapid and so sure.
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From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were marvelously reasonable, free from prejudice, able to see and willing to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had a vivid sense of the world as a whole, quite beyond their family "relations."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These young minds had no rubbish in them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And this spreading tide of hope and courage flowed back into the older minds, as well as forward into the new I found that people's ideas of youth and age had altered materially.
