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We Two: A Novel
We Two: A Novel

Chapter II · From Effect to Cause

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Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.
Longfellow.
Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.
Whittier.
Luke Raeburn was the son of a Scotch clergyman of the Episcopal Church.
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We Two: A Novel

Chapter II · From Effect to Cause

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.
Line 2
Longfellow.
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Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.
Line 4
Whittier.
Line 5
Luke Raeburn was the son of a Scotch clergyman of the Episcopal Church.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Acrid adjective US /ˈæk.rɪd/

Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.

From this reading “Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.”

Canst modal verb US /kænst/

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.”

Thine pronoun US /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading “Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.”

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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 Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

acridadjectiveUS /ˈæk.rɪd/

Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.

From this reading Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.

ban

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

bigot's

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

canstmodal verbUS /kænst/

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

Church

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From this reading Luke Raeburn was the son of a Scotch clergyman of the Episcopal Church.

clergyman

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From this reading Luke Raeburn was the son of a Scotch clergyman of the Episcopal Church.

Corroded

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From this reading Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.

ends

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

Episcopal

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From this reading Luke Raeburn was the son of a Scotch clergyman of the Episcopal Church.

hate

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

Longfellow

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From this reading Longfellow.

love

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

Luke

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From this reading Luke Raeburn was the son of a Scotch clergyman of the Episcopal Church.

man

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.

Only

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From this reading Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.

partial

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

plea

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

Raeburn

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From this reading Luke Raeburn was the son of a Scotch clergyman of the Episcopal Church.

Scotch

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From this reading Luke Raeburn was the son of a Scotch clergyman of the Episcopal Church.

son

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From this reading Luke Raeburn was the son of a Scotch clergyman of the Episcopal Church.

spare

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

spirit

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From this reading Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.

steel

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From this reading Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.

TheepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

ThinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

times

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From this reading Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.

true

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From this reading Only the acrid spirit of the times, Corroded this true steel.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Luke Raeburn was the son of a Scotch clergyman of the Episcopal Church.

well

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.

Whittier

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From this reading Whittier.

zealot's

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From this reading Not Thine the bigot's partial plea, Not Thine the zealot's ban; Thou well canst spare a love of Thee Which ends in hate of man.