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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 week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
actions
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From this reading No man can ever overestimate the value of the actions of an hour.
affecting
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No man can ever overestimate the value of the actions of an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet, even in so brief a space, how much may be done.
boundless
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From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
brief
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From this reading Yet, even in so brief a space, how much may be done.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No man can ever overestimate the value of the actions of an hour.
Circumscribe
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
deeds
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, even in so brief a space, how much may be done.
down
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
durable
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
earth
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eternity
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, even in so brief a space, how much may be done.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No man can ever overestimate the value of the actions of an hour.
eye
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
facts
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
forever
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
fortnight
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From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
given
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
hardly
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
heart
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
hour
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
how
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From this reading Yet, even in so brief a space, how much may be done.
human
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
indelibly
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
lapse
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From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
lifetime
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
look-back
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
man
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From this reading No man can ever overestimate the value of the actions of an hour.
marking
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Yet, even in so brief a space, how much may be done.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
mere
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
month
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From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
much
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From this reading Yet, even in so brief a space, how much may be done.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man can ever overestimate the value of the actions of an hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
overestimate
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From this reading No man can ever overestimate the value of the actions of an hour.
particular
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
passing
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
periods
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
race
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
rests
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
significance
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
single
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet, even in so brief a space, how much may be done.
some
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
space
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From this reading Yet, even in so brief a space, how much may be done.
spot
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
stamp
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From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
tie
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
value
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From this reading No man can ever overestimate the value of the actions of an hour.
week
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From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A week, a fortnight, a month; what are they in the long, long, boundless lapse of time?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A point--a mere point on which the eye of memory hardly rests in the look-back of a lifetime, unless some of those marking facts which stamp particular periods indelibly upon the heart have given it a durable significance.
whole
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
written
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From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, even in so brief a space, how much may be done.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Circumscribe it as you will--make it a single hour--tie down the passing of that hour to one particular spot; and in that hour, and on that spot, deeds may be written on eternity affecting the whole earth at the time, affecting the whole human race forever.
