Chapter II
THE EARLY HISTORY OF OUR MR. BROWN, WITH SOME FEW WORDS OF MR. JONES. O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion! Who can restrain thee and forbid thy further progress?
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Chapter II
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THE
EARLY
HISTORY
OF
OUR
MR.
BROWN,
WITH
SOME
FEW
WORDS
OF
MR.
JONES.
O
Commerce,
how
wonderful
are
thy
ways,
how
vast
thy
power,
how
invisible
thy
dominion!
Who
can
restrain
thee
and
forbid
thy
further
progress?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
EARLY
HISTORY
OF
OUR
MR.
Line 2
BROWN,
WITH
SOME
FEW
WORDS
OF
MR.
Line 3
JONES.
Line 4
O
Commerce,
how
wonderful
are
thy
ways,
how
vast
thy
power,
how
invisible
thy
dominion!
Line 5
Who
can
restrain
thee
and
forbid
thy
further
progress?
Learner Dictionary
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Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Who can restrain thee and forbid thy further progress?”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!”
Wonderful
noun
US /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who can restrain thee and forbid thy further progress?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!
BROWN
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From this reading BROWN, WITH SOME FEW WORDS OF MR.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can restrain thee and forbid thy further progress?
Commerce
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From this reading O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!
dominion
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EARLY
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From this reading THE EARLY HISTORY OF OUR MR.
FEW
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From this reading BROWN, WITH SOME FEW WORDS OF MR.
forbid
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further
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HISTORY
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how
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From this reading O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!
invisible
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From this reading O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!
JONES
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From this reading JONES.
MR
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From this reading THE EARLY HISTORY OF OUR MR.
O
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From this reading O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EARLY HISTORY OF OUR MR.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE EARLY HISTORY OF OUR MR.
power
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From this reading O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!
progress
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From this reading Who can restrain thee and forbid thy further progress?
restrain
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From this reading Who can restrain thee and forbid thy further progress?
SOME
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From this reading BROWN, WITH SOME FEW WORDS OF MR.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EARLY HISTORY OF OUR MR.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Who can restrain thee and forbid thy further progress?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!
vast
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From this reading O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!
ways
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From this reading O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who can restrain thee and forbid thy further progress?
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BROWN, WITH SOME FEW WORDS OF MR.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading O Commerce, how wonderful are thy ways, how vast thy power, how invisible thy dominion!
WORDS
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From this reading BROWN, WITH SOME FEW WORDS OF MR.