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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 A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
act
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From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
actuated
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
also
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From this reading We shall also have noticed the beginning of a new type of man,—a man born of new problems, new necessities.
American
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
Anglo-Saxon
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Asiatics
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From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We shall also have noticed the beginning of a new type of man,—a man born of new problems, new necessities.
Boone
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From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall also have noticed the beginning of a new type of man,—a man born of new problems, new necessities.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
chapters
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
characteristics
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civilization
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Daniel
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From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
earlier
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England
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From this reading It was not to be expected that the men of New England and New York should understand this new man.
expected
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From this reading It was not to be expected that the men of New England and New York should understand this new man.
farther
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From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
FRONTIER
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
gained
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
investigating
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
knowledge
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
learn
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From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
man
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From this reading We shall also have noticed the beginning of a new type of man,—a man born of new problems, new necessities.
men
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Mississippi
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motives
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
natural
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From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
necessities
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From this reading We shall also have noticed the beginning of a new type of man,—a man born of new problems, new necessities.
new
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From this reading We shall also have noticed the beginning of a new type of man,—a man born of new problems, new necessities.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not to be expected that the men of New England and New York should understand this new man.
noticed
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From this reading We shall also have noticed the beginning of a new type of man,—a man born of new problems, new necessities.
Obliged
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From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
others
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From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
permanently
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
Philippines
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From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
pilgrimage
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problems
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From this reading We shall also have noticed the beginning of a new type of man,—a man born of new problems, new necessities.
reached
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From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
REPUBLIC
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
restive
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From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall also have noticed the beginning of a new type of man,—a man born of new problems, new necessities.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
some
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
stage
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
successful
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
to-day
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From this reading We do not understand the Asiatics to-day; and at the time Daniel Boone reached the Mississippi it was farther from the Mississippi to New York than it is from New York to the Philippines to-day.
transcontinental
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
type
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From this reading We shall also have noticed the beginning of a new type of man,—a man born of new problems, new necessities.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not to be expected that the men of New England and New York should understand this new man.
undertakings
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
valley
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
west-bound
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From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Obliged to think and act for himself, it was natural that this man should learn to be restive when others thought for him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A FRONTIER REPUBLIC If we have been successful in the first of our undertakings, that of investigating the first stage of the American transcontinental pilgrimage, which brought the Anglo-Saxon civilization permanently into the Mississippi valley, we must have gained in our earlier chapters some knowledge of the characteristics of the west-bound men, and of the motives that actuated them.
York
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From this reading It was not to be expected that the men of New England and New York should understand this new man.