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1849
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
31
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From this reading BOSTON: THURSTON, TORRY AND COMPANY, 31 Devonshire Street.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
according
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Act
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
age
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From this reading OUR age is retrospective.
all
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
BOSTON
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From this reading BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE: JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY M DCCC XLIX.
brings
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
CAMBRIDGE
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From this reading BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE: JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY M DCCC XLIX.
chain
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
Clerk's
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
COMPANY
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From this reading BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE: JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY M DCCC XLIX.
Congress
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
countless
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
Court
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
DCCC
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From this reading BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE: JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY M DCCC XLIX.
Devonshire
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From this reading BOSTON: THURSTON, TORRY AND COMPANY, 31 Devonshire Street.
District
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Entered
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
eye
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
farthest
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
form
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
goes
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUR age is retrospective.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
JAMES
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From this reading BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE: JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY M DCCC XLIX.
languages
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
M
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From this reading BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE: JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY M DCCC XLIX.
man
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
Massachusetts
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Mounts
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
MUNROE
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From this reading BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE: JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY M DCCC XLIX.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
Office
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
omens
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR age is retrospective.
reads
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
retrospective
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From this reading OUR age is retrospective.
rings
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
rose
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
speaks
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
spires
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
Street
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From this reading BOSTON: THURSTON, TORRY AND COMPANY, 31 Devonshire Street.
striving
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
subtle
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
THURSTON
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From this reading BOSTON: THURSTON, TORRY AND COMPANY, 31 Devonshire Street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
TORRY
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From this reading BOSTON: THURSTON, TORRY AND COMPANY, 31 Devonshire Street.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
worm
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From this reading A subtle chain of countless rings The next unto the farthest brings; The eye reads omens where it goes, And speaks all languages the rose; And, striving to be man, the worm Mounts through all the spires of form.
XLIX
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From this reading BOSTON & CAMBRIDGE: JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY M DCCC XLIX.
year
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From this reading Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849 By JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
