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1809
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
1815
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From this reading 1815-1837.
1837
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From this reading 1815-1837.
1879
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
abandoned
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From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
all
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
American
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
any
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
attempt
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From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
attention
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
century
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
chronological
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From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
contemporaries
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
Dana
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
ERA
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From this reading THE ERA OF NATIONAL EXPANSION.
existence
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
EXPANSION
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From this reading THE ERA OF NATIONAL EXPANSION.
four
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
generation
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
H
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
History
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
Irving's
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
junior
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
Knickerbocker's
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
literature
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
living
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
men
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
NATIONAL
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From this reading THE ERA OF NATIONAL EXPANSION.
New
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
now
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
occupy
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ERA OF NATIONAL EXPANSION.
older
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
only
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
past
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
poet
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
preserve
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From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
produced
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
product
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
public
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
published
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
quarters
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
recollection
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
Richard
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
some
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
spurs
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
strictly
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From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
survived
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ERA OF NATIONAL EXPANSION.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
three
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The attempt to preserve a strictly chronological order must here be abandoned.
value
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
venerable
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
won
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
writers
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
years
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
York
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
younger
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From this reading About all the American literature in existence that is of any value as _literature_ is the product of the past three quarters of a century, and the men who produced it, though older or younger, were still contemporaries.
youngest
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From this reading Irving's _Knickerbocker's History of New York_, 1809, was published within the recollection of some yet living, and the venerable poet Richard H. Dana--Irving's junior by only four years--survived to 1879, when the youngest of the generation of writers that now occupy public attention had already won their spurs.
