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all
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From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
AMERICA
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From this reading YOUNG AMERICA IN LITERATURE.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
careless
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From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
circumstances
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From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
conflicting
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contemporaneous
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contemporaneously
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dictate
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distinctions
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down
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
elect
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From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
enough
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From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
events
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From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
facts
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From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
general
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grand
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From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
history
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From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading YOUNG AMERICA IN LITERATURE.
irrelative
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From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
kindred
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LITERATURE
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From this reading YOUNG AMERICA IN LITERATURE.
matters
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
mode
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From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
modes
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From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
narrative
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From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
only
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other
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From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
please
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From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
practical
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precisely
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From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
range
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From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
seem
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From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
set
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From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
stream
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From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
subordinately
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From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
there
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From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
two
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From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
various
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very
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From this reading By the one mode, all contemporaneous circumstances, facts, and events must be set down contemporaneously; by the other, they are only to be set down as the general stream of the narrative shall dictate; for matters which are kindred in time, may be very irrelative in themselves.
way
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From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
well
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From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
write
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From this reading I elect neither of these; I am careless of either; both are well enough in their way; I write precisely as I please.
writing
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From this reading Among the various conflicting modes of writing history, there would seem to be two grand practical distinctions, under which all the rest must subordinately range.
YOUNG
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From this reading YOUNG AMERICA IN LITERATURE.
