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1878
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From this reading 1878-1882.
1882
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From this reading 1878-1882.
75
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From this reading 75-79.
79
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From this reading 75-79.
Addresses
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From this reading Last Literary Labors.--Addresses and Essays.--"Lectures and Biographical Sketches."--"Miscellanies."
AET
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From this reading AET.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Last Literary Labors.--Addresses and Essays.--"Lectures and Biographical Sketches."--"Miscellanies."
Biographical
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From this reading Last Literary Labors.--Addresses and Essays.--"Lectures and Biographical Sketches."--"Miscellanies."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
condemned
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From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
Emerson's
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From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
entire
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From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
Essays
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From this reading Last Literary Labors.--Addresses and Essays.--"Lectures and Biographical Sketches."--"Miscellanies."
faculties
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From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
gently
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From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
gradually
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From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
inactivity
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From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
Labors
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From this reading Last Literary Labors.--Addresses and Essays.--"Lectures and Biographical Sketches."--"Miscellanies."
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last Literary Labors.--Addresses and Essays.--"Lectures and Biographical Sketches."--"Miscellanies."
Lectures
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From this reading Last Literary Labors.--Addresses and Essays.--"Lectures and Biographical Sketches."--"Miscellanies."
Literary
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From this reading Last Literary Labors.--Addresses and Essays.--"Lectures and Biographical Sketches."--"Miscellanies."
Miscellanies
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From this reading Last Literary Labors.--Addresses and Essays.--"Lectures and Biographical Sketches."--"Miscellanies."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
Sketches
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From this reading Last Literary Labors.--Addresses and Essays.--"Lectures and Biographical Sketches."--"Miscellanies."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.
working
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From this reading The decline of Emerson's working faculties went on gently and gradually, but he was not condemned to entire inactivity.