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admit
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From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
all
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From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
army
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
arrived
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From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
battle
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From this reading He had no faith in such mythical factors as circumstances in the battle of life.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
boast
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From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
Bradley
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
circumstances
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From this reading He had no faith in such mythical factors as circumstances in the battle of life.
common
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From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
communities
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From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
doctrine
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From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
EDWARD
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
else
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From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
enlistment
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
factors
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From this reading He had no faith in such mythical factors as circumstances in the battle of life.
faith
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From this reading He had no faith in such mythical factors as circumstances in the battle of life.
far
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From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
FRANKLIN
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
go
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From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
Judge
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
largest
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From this reading His was the largest law library in the town.
law
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
LAWYER
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
leading
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
library
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From this reading His was the largest law library in the town.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
matters
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From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
men
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From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
most
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
mythical
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From this reading He had no faith in such mythical factors as circumstances in the battle of life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
office
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
owed
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From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
possibilities
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From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
previous
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
spent
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
studies
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
success
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From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
successful
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From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
surroundings
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From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
taken
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Judge Bradley was successful, as such matters go in such communities, and it was his open boast that he owed his success to himself and no one else.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
town
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From this reading His was the largest law library in the town.
up
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
village
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From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER Edward Franklin had taken up his law studies in the office of Judge Bradley, the leading lawyer of the little village of Bloomsbury, where Franklin was born, and where he had spent most of his life previous to the time of his enlistment in the army.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This is the common doctrine of all men who have arrived, and Judge Bradley had long since arrived, in so far as the possibilities of his surroundings would admit.
