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Almost A Man
Almost A Man

Chapter I

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ALMOST A MAN.
BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"
DAVID.
"Every true man is a cause, a country and an age."
EMERSON.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Almost A Man

Chapter I

Reading 1/122 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ALMOST A MAN.
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BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"
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DAVID.
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"Every true man is a cause, a country and an age."
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EMERSON.

Learner Dictionary

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

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

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

From this reading “BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “"Every true man is a cause, a country and an age."”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading “BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"”

WONDERFUL noun US /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"”

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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 ALMOST A MAN.

age

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From this reading "Every true man is a cause, a country and an age."

ALMOST

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From this reading ALMOST A MAN.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Every true man is a cause, a country and an age."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Every true man is a cause, a country and an age."

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

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

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

Author

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

BEAUTIFUL

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

cause

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From this reading "Every true man is a cause, a country and an age."

CHILD-CONFIDENCE

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

country

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From this reading "Every true man is a cause, a country and an age."

D

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

DAVID

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From this reading DAVID.

EMERSON

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From this reading EMERSON.

etc

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "Every true man is a cause, a country and an age."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

HOUSE

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

M

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

MAN

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From this reading ALMOST A MAN.

MARY

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

mindful

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

REWARDED

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

TEACHING

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

true

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From this reading "Every true man is a cause, a country and an age."

TRUTH

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

WONDERFULnounUS /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"

WOOD-ALLEN

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From this reading BY MARY WOOD-ALLEN, M. D. Author of TEACHING TRUTH, CHILD-CONFIDENCE REWARDED, THE MAN WONDERFUL IN THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, etc. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?"