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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 Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
become
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
blinded
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
boon
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
brief
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
consecrated
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
days
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
decency
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From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
decorum
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From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
despotism
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
determine
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
early
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
easily
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
en
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
fact
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
favor
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From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
forms
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
freedom
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
gave
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
government
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
greater
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From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
gros
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
Hamilton
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From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
high
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
individual
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From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
isolated
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
Jefferson
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From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
Jefferson's
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
kind
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From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
King
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
laws
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
less
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
levy
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
limits
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From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
live
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From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
made
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From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
majority
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From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
man
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From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
manhood
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
much
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From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
oppressions
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
own
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
people
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
protection
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
sacrifices
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From this reading Hamilton was as much in favor of the first kind of liberty as Jefferson: he made, in fact, even greater sacrifices for it.
saw
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
second
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From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
some
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
subject
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
taxes
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
There
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
two-headed
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From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jefferson’s enthusiasm blinded him to the fact that the liberty to which he had consecrated the high days of his early manhood was a two-headed boon.
whole
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From this reading There was, first, the liberty of the people as a whole to determine the forms of their own government, levy their own taxes, and make their own laws--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the King.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was, second, the liberty of the individual man to live his own life, within the limits of decency and decorum, as he pleased--in brief, freedom from the despotism of the majority.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
worth
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From this reading But he saw that it was worth nothing without the second kind--that it might easily become worth less than nothing, for the King, whatever his oppressions _en gros_, at least gave some protection to the isolated subject.
