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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 This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
Algernon
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From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
all
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From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
America
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From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To whom may the laurels as laureate of this Florence of the West yet fall?
bard
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
brogans
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
buckskin
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From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
buried
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
Burns
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From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
Caesar
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
chaps
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From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
Chicago
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From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
circumstance
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
cities
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
city
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From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
Cowperwood
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From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
deeds
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
deep
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
definitely
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From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
development
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From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
dramatic
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
epic
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
Euripides
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
fall
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From this reading To whom may the laurels as laureate of this Florence of the West yet fall?
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
Florence
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From this reading To whom may the laurels as laureate of this Florence of the West yet fall?
force
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
Frank
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From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
grip
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
heavy
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
high
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
hobo
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
hopes
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
king
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
lake
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
laureate
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From this reading To whom may the laurels as laureate of this Florence of the West yet fall?
laurels
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From this reading To whom may the laurels as laureate of this Florence of the West yet fall?
lay
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
linked
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From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
maundering
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To whom may the laurels as laureate of this Florence of the West yet fall?
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
mire
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
mouth
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
patches
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
personality
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From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
poet
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From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
raw
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From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
rude
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From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
shimmering
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
shreds
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
singing
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From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
soon
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From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
soul
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To whom may the laurels as laureate of this Florence of the West yet fall?
Titan
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From this reading This singing flame of a city, this all America, this poet in chaps and buckskin, this rude, raw Titan, this Burns of a city!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
tramp
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
very
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From this reading A very bard of a city this, singing of high deeds and high hopes, its heavy brogans buried deep in the mire of circumstance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
West
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From this reading To whom may the laurels as laureate of this Florence of the West yet fall?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom may the laurels as laureate of this Florence of the West yet fall?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The city of Chicago, with whose development the personality of Frank Algernon Cowperwood was soon to be definitely linked!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading To whom may the laurels as laureate of this Florence of the West yet fall?
yokel
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From this reading By its shimmering lake it lay, a king of shreds and patches, a maundering yokel with an epic in its mouth, a tramp, a hobo among cities, with the grip of Caesar in its mind, the dramatic force of Euripides in its soul.
