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Chapter I · Chapter 1

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_A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
Besides, he is his own recorder.
He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Four Americans

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Four Americans is here in full — 726 sentences across 146 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.
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But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.
/bʌt noʊ ðæt ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti hæd stæmpt ˌɪtˈself tuː ˈdiːpli ɑːn ðə maɪnd ʌv hɪz ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən tuː biː fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
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Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.
/tuː ˈmeni əbˈzɜːrvərz hæv rəˈkɔːrdɪd ðer ˌɪmˈpreʃənz ənd ɔːlˈredi ə ˈdʌzən baɪˈɑːɡrəfiz ənd ˈmemwɑːrz hæv əˈpɪrd/
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Besides, he is his own recorder.
/bɪˈsaɪdz hiː ɪz hɪz oʊn rɪˈkɔːrdər/
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He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

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beers noun US /bɪrz/

plural of “beer” — a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

From this reading “_A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.”

biographies noun US /baɪˈɑːɡrəfiz/

plural of “biography” — an account of the series of events making up a person's life

From this reading “Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.”

delegate verb US /ˈdeləɡeɪt/

transfer power to someone

From this reading “He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.”

recorder noun US /rɪˈkɔːrdər/

equipment for making records

From this reading “Besides, he is his own recorder.”

romanticism noun US /roʊˈmæntəsɪzəm/

impractical romantic ideals and attitudes

From this reading “_A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.”

Roosevelt noun US /ˈroʊzəvelt/

32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

From this reading “_A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.”

Roosevelt's noun US /ˈroʊzəvelts/

possessive form of “roosevelt” — 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

From this reading “_A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.”

Whitman noun US /ˈwɪtmən/

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading “_A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.”

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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 Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

activeadjectiveUS /ˈæktɪv/

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

AMERICANnounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/

plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

AssistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/

a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

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

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

BEERSnounUS /bɪrz/

plural of “beer” — a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, he is his own recorder.

biographiesnounUS /baɪˈɑːɡrəfiz/

plural of “biography” — an account of the series of events making up a person's life

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

BooknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

careernounUS /kərˈɪr/

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

catalogueverbUS /ˈkætəlɔːɡ/

make an itemized list or catalog of; classify

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

CiviladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

clubnounUS /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

CommissionernounUS /kəˈmɪʃənər/

a government administrator

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

CONNECTICUTnounUS /kəˈnetəkət/

a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

ConventionnounUS /kənˈvenʃən/

a large formal assembly

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

delegateverbUS /ˈdeləɡeɪt/

transfer power to someone

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

EditionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/

United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

ENGLISHnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

fadeverbUS /feɪd/

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

featnounUS /fiːt/

a notable achievement

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

FournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

GovernornounUS /ˈɡʌvərnər/

the head of a state government

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

HAVENnounUS /ˈheɪvən/

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

HawthornenounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/

United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Besides, he is his own recorder.

HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

HISTORYnounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Besides, he is his own recorder.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

legislaturenounUS /ˈledʒəsleɪtʃər/

persons who make or amend or repeal laws

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

LITERATUREnounUS /ˈlɪtərətʃər/

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

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

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

membernounUS /ˈmembər/

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

memoirsnounUS /ˈmemwɑːrz/

plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

NationaladjectiveUS /ˈnæʃənəl/

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

NavynounUS /ˈneɪvi/

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

observersnounUS /əbˈzɜːrvərz/

plural of “observer” — a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Besides, he is his own recorder.

personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

PolicenounUS /pəˈliːs/

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

PresidentnounUS /ˈprezədent/

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

PRESSverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

PUBLISHEDadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

recordernounUS /rɪˈkɔːrdər/

equipment for making records

From this reading Besides, he is his own recorder.

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

RepublicannounUS /rɪˈpʌblɪkən/

a member of the Republican Party

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

RidersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/

plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

ROMANTICISMnounUS /roʊˈmæntəsɪzəm/

impractical romantic ideals and attitudes

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

RooseveltnounUS /ˈroʊzəvelt/

32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

Roosevelt'snounUS /ˈroʊzəvelts/

possessive form of “roosevelt” — 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

RoughadjectiveUS /rʌf/

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

SecretarynounUS /ˈsekrəteri/

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

ServicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

stampedverbUS /stæmpt/

past form of “stamp” — walk heavily

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

StatesnounUS /steɪts/

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

STUDIESnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Too many observers have recorded their impressions; and already a dozen biographies and memoirs have appeared.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But no: that personality had stamped itself too deeply on the mind of his generation to be forgotten.

twenty-sixadjective

being six more than twenty

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

VersenounUS /vɜːrs/

literature in metrical form

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

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From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

WarnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

WhitmannounUS /ˈwɪtmən/

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

YalenounUS /jeɪl/

a university in Connecticut

From this reading _A Book of Yale Review Verse_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ _War Poems from The Yale Review_ (_Second Edition_) _Four Americans: Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman_ FOUR AMERICANS ROOSEVELT HAWTHORNE EMERSON WHITMAN HENRY A. BEERS AUTHOR OF STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE A HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT PUBLISHED FOR THE YALE REVIEW BY THE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS MDCCCCXX In a club corner, just after Roosevelt's death, the question was asked whether his memory would not fade away, when the living man, with his vivid personality, had gone.

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 He published twenty-six books, a catalogue of which any professional author might be proud; and a really wonderful feat when it is remembered that he wrote them in the intervals of an active public career as Civil Service Commissioner, Police Commissioner, member of his state legislature, Governor of New York, delegate to the National Republican Convention, Colonel of Rough Riders, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice-President and President of the United States.

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