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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 The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
ACCOUNT
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From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
alive
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
ARRIVE
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From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
awake
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
bids
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
Christianity
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
circumscribe
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
clay
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
companion
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
confess
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
conscious
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
darkness
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
dauntless
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
deserts
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
desires
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
divine
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
elements
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
energy
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
fancied
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
FARM
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From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
FATHER'S
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From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
frail
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
friend
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
FURTHER
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From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
goes
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
height
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
impressed
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
INDIANS
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From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
inferior
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
laws
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
Libya's
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
light
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
low
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
Man's
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
notion
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
O'er
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
Pecoe
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
raise
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
Reason's
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
receive
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
refine
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
Resolution's
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
rule
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
slumb'ring
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
snows
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
soul
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
source
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
Spite
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
springs
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
stubborn
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
sufficiently
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
Suspends
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
sway
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
temper
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
th
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS--I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
touch
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From this reading She bids each slumb'ring energy awake,-- Another touch, another temper take; Suspends th' inferior laws that rule o'er clay.
truths
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
up
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From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
wants
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From this reading The stubborn elements confess her sway; Man's little wants his low desires refine, And raise the mortal to a height divine."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
wings
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Notwithstanding the darkness in which my friend Pecoe had been brought up, I was impressed with the notion that his soul was sufficiently alive to receive the great truths of Christianity.
Zembla's
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
zone
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From this reading "What fancied zone can circumscribe the soul, Who, conscious of the source from whence she springs, By Reason's light, or Resolution's wings, Spite of her frail companion, dauntless goes O'er Libya's deserts, and through Zembla's snows?
