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1919
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From this reading Thanksgiving of the year of our Lord 1919 saw many changes.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
Akers
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
always
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
Anthony
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
Cardew
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
changes
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From this reading Thanksgiving of the year of our Lord 1919 saw many changes.
chaos
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
children
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
delivered
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From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
democracy
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
emerging
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
eternity
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
evil
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
fathers
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
feeble
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
fight
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From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
forcibly
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From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
full
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From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
gain
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
Gate
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
gives
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
gone
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
heaven
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
judged
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
like
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
Lord
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From this reading Thanksgiving of the year of our Lord 1919 saw many changes.
lose
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
losing
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From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
Louis
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
making
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From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
man
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
many
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From this reading Thanksgiving of the year of our Lord 1919 saw many changes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
nations
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
new
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thanksgiving of the year of our Lord 1919 saw many changes.
old
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Thanksgiving of the year of our Lord 1919 saw many changes.
own
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
perhaps
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
prematurely
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From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
reprieved
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
saw
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From this reading Thanksgiving of the year of our Lord 1919 saw many changes.
slowly
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
socialism
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From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
sometimes
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
soul
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
steps
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
takes
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
taking
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
term
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From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
Thanksgiving
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From this reading Thanksgiving of the year of our Lord 1919 saw many changes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thanksgiving of the year of our Lord 1919 saw many changes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
thrived
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From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
TraitorsnounUS /ˈtreɪtərz/
people who betray a person or country that trusts them
From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
vast
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From this reading It saw old Anthony Cardew gone to his fathers, into the vast democracy of heaven, and Louis Akers passed through the Traitors' Gate of eternity to be judged and perhaps reprieved.
war
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From this reading It saw, slowly emerging from the chaos of war, new nations, like children, taking their first feeble steps.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It saw a socialism which, born at full term might have thrived, prematurely and forcibly delivered, and making a valiant but losing fight for life.
whole
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
world
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From this reading It saw that war is never good, but always evil; that war takes everything and gives nothing, save that sometimes a man may lose the whole world and gain his own soul.
year
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From this reading Thanksgiving of the year of our Lord 1919 saw many changes.
