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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 magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
admixtures
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
age
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
all
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
barbarism
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From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
cause
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
Celt
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From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
character
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
civil
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
civilisation
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From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
closely
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
common
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
Dane
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
Danes
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
differing
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
disdains
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From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
distance
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
distinction
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From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
elements
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From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
energy
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
errors
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
examined
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
fame
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
freedom
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
histories
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
honour
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
improve
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From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
include
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
individual
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
magnificent
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
main
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
malleable
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
men
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
mingle
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From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
minor
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
nations
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From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
noblest
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From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
North
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
Norwegian
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
old
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
overran
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
passion
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
peoples
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
pliant
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
points
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
popular
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
prodigious
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
race
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
refuses
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From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
replunged
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From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
reproduced
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From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
some
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
sons
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
splendid
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
stubborn
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From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
superficial
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
Swede
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
swept
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From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
thirst
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
true
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From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
viewed
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From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
war
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From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They replunged into barbarism the nations over which they swept; but from that barbarism they reproduced the noblest elements of civilisation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This is their true distinction from the stubborn Celt, who refuses to mingle, and disdains to improve.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A magnificent race of men were those war sons of the old North, whom our popular histories, so superficial in their accounts of this age, include in the common name of the “Danes.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
wonderfully
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From this reading They had the same prodigious energy, the same passion for freedom, individual and civil, the same splendid errors in the thirst for fame and the “point of honour;” and above all, as a main cause of civilisation, they were wonderfully pliant and malleable in their admixtures with the peoples they overran.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Swede, Norwegian, and Dane, differing in some minor points, when closely examined, had yet one common character viewed at a distance.
