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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 MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
altogether
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From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times, indeed, too long a period of peaceful growth may lead to over-fatness and deterioration.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
deepest
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From this reading Winter's storms provoke the oak to deepest rooting.
deterioration
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From this reading At times, indeed, too long a period of peaceful growth may lead to over-fatness and deterioration.
fell
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From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
growing
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
grows
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From this reading The nation and the man that waxes over-fat grows lean of soul.
growth
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From this reading At times, indeed, too long a period of peaceful growth may lead to over-fatness and deterioration.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
indeed
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From this reading At times, indeed, too long a period of peaceful growth may lead to over-fatness and deterioration.
individual
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
lead
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From this reading At times, indeed, too long a period of peaceful growth may lead to over-fatness and deterioration.
lean
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From this reading The nation and the man that waxes over-fat grows lean of soul.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times, indeed, too long a period of peaceful growth may lead to over-fatness and deterioration.
man
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From this reading The nation and the man that waxes over-fat grows lean of soul.
Matters
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From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading At times, indeed, too long a period of peaceful growth may lead to over-fatness and deterioration.
MIGHTmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
nation
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
oak
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From this reading Winter's storms provoke the oak to deepest rooting.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
over-fat
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From this reading The nation and the man that waxes over-fat grows lean of soul.
over-fatness
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From this reading At times, indeed, too long a period of peaceful growth may lead to over-fatness and deterioration.
peaceful
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
period
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From this reading At times, indeed, too long a period of peaceful growth may lead to over-fatness and deterioration.
progressing
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From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
provoke
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From this reading Winter's storms provoke the oak to deepest rooting.
put
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
RIGHTnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
rooting
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From this reading Winter's storms provoke the oak to deepest rooting.
sharp
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From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
slow
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
slowly
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From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
soul
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From this reading The nation and the man that waxes over-fat grows lean of soul.
storms
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From this reading Winter's storms provoke the oak to deepest rooting.
strain
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
stress
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
strife
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
stroke
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From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
stronger
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
surely
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From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
surviving
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
test
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The nation and the man that waxes over-fat grows lean of soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
there
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
thus
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From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
times
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
too
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From this reading At times, indeed, too long a period of peaceful growth may lead to over-fatness and deterioration.
unlooked
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From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
upbuilding
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
waxes
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From this reading The nation and the man that waxes over-fat grows lean of soul.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MIGHT OF RIGHT Matters were progressing thus, surely if slowly, when a sudden sharp stroke fell upon them--sudden, but not altogether unlooked for.
Winter's
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From this reading Winter's storms provoke the oak to deepest rooting.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
years
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From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading With the individual as with the nation, peaceful times are growing times; and yet, to both individual and nation, there come times of stress and strife, when the slow upbuilding of the years is put sharply to the test, and, surviving, is the stronger for the strain.
