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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chapter III

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1848-1853.
AET.
45-50.
The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.
I. Lives of Great Men.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chapter III

Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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1848-1853.
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AET.
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45-50.
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The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.
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I. Lives of Great Men.

Learner Dictionary

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Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I. Lives of Great Men.”

All words in this reading · 22

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1848

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From this reading 1848-1853.

1853

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From this reading 1848-1853.

45

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From this reading 45-50.

50

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From this reading 45-50.

AET

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From this reading AET.

England

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

Europe

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

France

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I. Lives of Great Men.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I. Lives of Great Men.

Lives

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From this reading I. Lives of Great Men.

Massachusetts

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

Men

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I. Lives of Great Men.

published

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

Quarterly

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

Representative

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

Review

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

Scotland

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.

Visit

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From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review."--Visit to Europe.--England.--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.