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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
achieve
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From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
all-powerful
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But, as has been before implied, Godwin’s civil capacities were more prominent than his warlike.
belonged
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
builder
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as has been before implied, Godwin’s civil capacities were more prominent than his warlike.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
capacities
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From this reading But, as has been before implied, Godwin’s civil capacities were more prominent than his warlike.
career
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From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
civil
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From this reading But, as has been before implied, Godwin’s civil capacities were more prominent than his warlike.
condition
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
cow-herd
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
detailed
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
early
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
eminently
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From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
exile
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From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
fable
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
fortunes
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From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
Godwin
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From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
Godwin's
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From this reading But, as has been before implied, Godwin’s civil capacities were more prominent than his warlike.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
greatness
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From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
groundless
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
Harold
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From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, as has been before implied, Godwin’s civil capacities were more prominent than his warlike.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
high
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From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
historians
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
House
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From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
implied
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From this reading But, as has been before implied, Godwin’s civil capacities were more prominent than his warlike.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
kind
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From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
less
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From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
man
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From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
modern
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
more
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From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
own
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
pause
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From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
possessor
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From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
power
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From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
prominent
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From this reading But, as has been before implied, Godwin’s civil capacities were more prominent than his warlike.
reality
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From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
regal
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From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
rise
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From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
science
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From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
sleeps
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From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
some
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
son
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
state
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From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
survey
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From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
Sweyn's
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From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That he should rise so high in the early part of his career was less remarkable than that he should have so long continued the possessor of a power and state in reality more than regal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
unquestionably
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
utterly
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
versed
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From this reading The fortunes of Godwin had been those which no man not eminently versed in the science of his kind can achieve.
warlike
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From this reading But, as has been before implied, Godwin’s civil capacities were more prominent than his warlike.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, as has been before implied, Godwin’s civil capacities were more prominent than his warlike.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Harold sleeps, let us here pause to survey for the first time the greatness of that House to which Sweyn’s exile had left him the heir.
youth
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From this reading Though the fable which some modern historians of great name have repeated and detailed, as to his early condition as the son of a cow-herd, is utterly groundless [99], and he belonged to a house all-powerful at the time of his youth, he was unquestionably the builder of his own greatness.
