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England's Antiphon
England's Antiphon

Chapter V

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SPENSER AND HIS FRIENDS.
We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.
As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.
The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.
Still its progress is sufficiently remarkable.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

England's Antiphon

Chapter V

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SPENSER AND HIS FRIENDS.
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We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.
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As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.
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The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.
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Still its progress is sufficiently remarkable.

Learner Dictionary

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

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading “As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.”

Remarkable noun US /ˈremarkable/

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

From this reading “Still its progress is sufficiently remarkable.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Still its progress is sufficiently remarkable.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.”

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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 As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading SPENSER AND HIS FRIENDS.

any

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

arrive

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

arrived

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From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

blossom

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From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

bursts

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From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

century

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

clearest

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

concerned

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

development

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

Elizabeth

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From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

England

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From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

English

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From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

era

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From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

following

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

FRIENDS

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From this reading SPENSER AND HIS FRIENDS.

fullest

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From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

glorious

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From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading SPENSER AND HIS FRIENDS.

history

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From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Still its progress is sufficiently remarkable.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

largest

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

marvel

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From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

means

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

national

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

northern

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From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

now

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From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

once

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From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

period

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From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

progress

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From this reading Still its progress is sufficiently remarkable.

region

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From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/

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

From this reading Still its progress is sufficiently remarkable.

result

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

special

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From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

SPENSER

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From this reading SPENSER AND HIS FRIENDS.

StillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Still its progress is sufficiently remarkable.

sufficiently

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From this reading Still its progress is sufficiently remarkable.

summer

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From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

way

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From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have now arrived at the period of English history in every way fullest of marvel--the period of Elizabeth.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The special development of the national mind with which we are now concerned, however, did not by any means arrive at its largest and clearest result until the following century.

whole

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From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading As in a northern summer the whole region bursts into blossom at once, so with the thought and feeling of England in this glorious era.