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Brown of Moukden
Brown of Moukden

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Brown of Moukden is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Herbert Strang • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.
Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I.
G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
—_Tennyson’s Ulysses_.
_Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Brown of Moukden

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Brown of Moukden is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.
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Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I.
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G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
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—_Tennyson’s Ulysses_.
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_Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.
/læst jɪr aɪ woʊv ə roʊˈmæns əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɜːrli ˈɪnsədənts ʌv ðə ɡreɪt wɔːr naʊ ˈhæpəli æt æn end ðɪs jɪr aɪ hæv ˈtʃoʊzən ɪts ˈleɪtər ˈɪnsədənts æz ðə ˈbækɡraʊnd fɔːr maɪ ˈhɪroʊz ædˈventʃərz/

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background noun US /ˈbækɡraʊnd/

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

From this reading “_Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brigade noun US /brəˈɡeɪd/

army unit smaller than a division

From this reading “A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hero's noun US /ˈhɪroʊz/

possessive form of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

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Illustrated verb US /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading “Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
incidents noun US /ˈɪnsədənts/

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading “_Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.”

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strive verb US /straɪv/

attempt by employing effort

From this reading “G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Ulysses noun US /juːˈlɪsiz/

(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus

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wove verb US /woʊv/

inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving

From this reading “_Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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Last year adjective + noun

In this reading “_Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.”

13,148 times in 426,212 chapters
Illustrated by verb + particle counted as “illustrate by”

In this reading “Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I.”

3,433 times in 426,212 chapters
at an end preposition + article + noun counted as “at … end”

In this reading “_Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.”

65,688 times in 426,212 chapters
great war adjective + noun

a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918

In this reading “_Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.”

1,735 times in 426,212 chapters

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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 Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
adventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

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AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

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BOYSnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BRIGADEnounUS /brəˈɡeɪd/

army unit smaller than a division

From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BURNABY

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From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

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earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

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endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

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ETC

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From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

Pending verification
findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/

in a joyous manner

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hero'snounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/

possessive form of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Knickerbocker

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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

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KOBOnoun

100 kobos equal 1 naira in Nigeria

From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LIGHTadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PressverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Putnam's

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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

Pending verification
RnounUS /ɑːr/

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I.

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Rainey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I.

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romancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Russo-Japanese

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From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

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seekverbUS /siːk/

try to get or reach

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SonsnounUS /sʌnz/

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StorynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
striveverbUS /straɪv/

attempt by employing effort

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Tennyson's

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From this reading —_Tennyson’s Ulysses_.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TOMnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
UlyssesnounUS /juːˈlɪsiz/

(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus

From this reading —_Tennyson’s Ulysses_.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WarnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading A Story of the Russo-Japanese War AUTHOR OF "KOBO: A STORY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR" "TOM BURNABY" "BOYS OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE" ETC.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
William

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From this reading Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I.

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woveverbUS /woʊv/

inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading _Last year I wove a romance about the early incidents of the great war now happily at an end; this year I have chosen its later incidents as the background for my hero’s adventures.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yieldverbUS /jiːld/

be the cause or source of

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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Story
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