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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 But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
affection
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
ago
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
ancestral
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
any
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
Author
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From this reading Author of _John Halifax, Gentleman_, _Christian's Mistake_, &c., &c., &c.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
became
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From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
borne
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From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
bravely
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From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
c
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From this reading Author of _John Halifax, Gentleman_, _Christian's Mistake_, &c., &c., &c.
Cairnforth
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
call
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
castle
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
centuries
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From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
Christian's
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From this reading Author of _John Halifax, Gentleman_, _Christian's Mistake_, &c., &c., &c.
Dedicated
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
deeper
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
died
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From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
Earl
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
eighteen
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
extinct
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From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
far
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
find
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From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
gallant
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From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
GentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Author of _John Halifax, Gentleman_, _Christian's Mistake_, &c., &c., &c.
George
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
Halifax
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From this reading Author of _John Halifax, Gentleman_, _Christian's Mistake_, &c., &c., &c.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
heroic
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
higher
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
history
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
how
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
John
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From this reading Author of _John Halifax, Gentleman_, _Christian's Mistake_, &c., &c., &c.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
lived
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
lives
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
Lodge's
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From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
love
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
Many
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
men
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From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
Mistake
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From this reading Author of _John Halifax, Gentleman_, _Christian's Mistake_, &c., &c., &c.
more
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
noble
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From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
north
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of _John Halifax, Gentleman_, _Christian's Mistake_, &c., &c., &c.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
Peerage
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From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
pity
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
race
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
recorded
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
say
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From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
Scotland
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
story
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
there
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
title
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From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
touches
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
truly
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From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
Uncle
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But I think among what we call "heroic" lives--lives the story of which touches us with something higher than pity, and deeper than love--there never was any of his race who left behind a history more truly heroic than he.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
worthily
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From this reading It had been borne for centuries by many noble and gallant men, who had lived worthily or died bravely.
years
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From this reading Dedicated, with the affection of eighteen years, To Uncle George Many years ago, how many need not be recorded, there lived in his ancestral castle, in the far north of Scotland, the last Earl of Cairnforth.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will not find his name in "Lodge's Peerage," for, as I say, he was the last earl, and with him the title became extinct.
