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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 History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
also
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From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
arm
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From this reading Mrs. Maria Dodge, evergreen wreaths looped over one arm, nodded.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
aspects
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From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
broad
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From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Don’t it look nice?” she said, by way of expressing her overflowing contentment.
church
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From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
completed
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contentment
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From this reading “Don’t it look nice?” she said, by way of expressing her overflowing contentment.
Daggett
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Dodge
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Don't
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events
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
evergreen
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expressing
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face
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From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
Henry
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From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
heroic
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From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
History
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
inconceivably
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
indeed
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t it look nice?” she said, by way of expressing her overflowing contentment.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
less
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From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t it look nice?” she said, by way of expressing her overflowing contentment.
looped
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From this reading Mrs. Maria Dodge, evergreen wreaths looped over one arm, nodded.
Maria
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From this reading Mrs. Maria Dodge, evergreen wreaths looped over one arm, nodded.
menacing
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
Mrs
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near
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
nearly
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new
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nice
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From this reading “Don’t it look nice?” she said, by way of expressing her overflowing contentment.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Maria Dodge, evergreen wreaths looped over one arm, nodded.
now
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Maria Dodge, evergreen wreaths looped over one arm, nodded.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Maria Dodge, evergreen wreaths looped over one arm, nodded.
overflowing
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From this reading “Don’t it look nice?” she said, by way of expressing her overflowing contentment.
parlors
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From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
pendulumnounUS /ˈpen.dʒə.ləm/
A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely, often used in timekeeping.
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
preparations
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From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
reception
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remote
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
repeat
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
rosy
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said
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
satisfaction
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From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t it look nice?” she said, by way of expressing her overflowing contentment.
significant
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From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
smile
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From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
swinging
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
things
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From this reading And if in things great and heroic, so also in the less significant aspects of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
triumphant
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vast
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
way
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From this reading “Don’t it look nice?” she said, by way of expressing her overflowing contentment.
wearing
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From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
weary
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From this reading Mrs. Henry Daggett stood, weary but triumphant, amid the nearly completed preparations for a reception in the new church parlors, her broad, rosy face wearing a smile of satisfaction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
world
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From this reading History is said to repeat itself, as if indeed the world were a vast pendulum, swinging between events now inconceivably remote, and again menacing and near.
wreaths
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From this reading Mrs. Maria Dodge, evergreen wreaths looped over one arm, nodded.
