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Chapter III
1827-1831. BOSTON AND THE AMERICAN MONTHLY. The profession of letters was Willis’s manifest destiny. Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way. Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.”
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading “Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.”
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From this reading 1827-1831.
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From this reading 1827-1831.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
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From this reading BOSTON AND THE AMERICAN MONTHLY.
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOSTON AND THE AMERICAN MONTHLY.
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From this reading BOSTON AND THE AMERICAN MONTHLY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
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From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading The profession of letters was Willis’s manifest destiny.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading The profession of letters was Willis’s manifest destiny.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading The profession of letters was Willis’s manifest destiny.
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From this reading BOSTON AND THE AMERICAN MONTHLY.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The profession of letters was Willis’s manifest destiny.
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From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
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From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading The profession of letters was Willis’s manifest destiny.
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From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOSTON AND THE AMERICAN MONTHLY.
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From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
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From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The profession of letters was Willis’s manifest destiny.
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From this reading Family tradition, his inborn tastes and talents, the course of his studies, and his achievements hitherto, all pointed that way.
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From this reading The profession of letters was Willis’s manifest destiny.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet in the then state of the American press it took no small amount of self-confidence to decline a paying profession and launch upon the uncertain currents of literary life.
