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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 To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.
aged
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
altogether
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound.-- YOUNG.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
angel
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From this reading As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound.-- YOUNG.
applied
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound.-- YOUNG.
bell
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From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
brink
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
constitutes
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
deduced
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
derive
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
engaged
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
failed
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
feel
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From this reading As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound.-- YOUNG.
feelings
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
give
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From this reading To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
hazard
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
human
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound.-- YOUNG.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound.-- YOUNG.
immediate
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.
infirm
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
lesson
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
loss
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From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
man
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From this reading To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
measuring
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
mode
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
moral
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
necessary
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
non-existence
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
note
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From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
observe
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
occupations
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
poet
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
portion
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
precariousness
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
quaintly
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
rather
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
respecting
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
solemn
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From this reading As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound.-- YOUNG.
sound
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From this reading As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound.-- YOUNG.
spoke
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From this reading As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound.-- YOUNG.
strikes
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From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
tenure
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
then
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From this reading To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.
trembling
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
very
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From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The bell strikes one.--We take no note of time But from its loss.
well
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From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We observe the aged, the infirm, and those engaged in occupations of immediate hazard, trembling as it were upon the very brink of non-existence, but we derive no lesson from the precariousness of their tenure until it has altogether failed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The moral which the poet has rather quaintly deduced from the necessary mode of measuring time, may he well applied to our feelings respecting that portion of it which constitutes human life.
wise
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From this reading To give it then a tongue Is wise in man.
YOUNG
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From this reading As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound.-- YOUNG.
