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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 Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
advantage
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
all
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
aver
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
beast-headed
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
birth
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
bitterness
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From this reading Never was there a campaign of such heat and bitterness.
broad
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
brothers
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From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
came
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From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
campaign
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From this reading Never was there a campaign of such heat and bitterness.
clear
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From this reading But this is simply seeking to make noon-day clear.
cloud
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From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
constitution
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From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
contest
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From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
demagogic
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
disparagement
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
distance
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From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
fallacy
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
framed
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From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
frowned
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From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
government
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
Hamilton
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
heat
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From this reading Never was there a campaign of such heat and bitterness.
Households
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From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
hovered
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From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this is simply seeking to make noon-day clear.
Jeffersonian
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
liberty-loving
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
made
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this is simply seeking to make noon-day clear.
man
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
men
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From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
nation
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never was there a campaign of such heat and bitterness.
noon-day
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From this reading But this is simply seeking to make noon-day clear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
Now
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From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
political
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From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
principle
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
rights
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
saw
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
say
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
seeking
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From this reading But this is simply seeking to make noon-day clear.
shame
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From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
shortsightedness
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From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
simply
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From this reading But this is simply seeking to make noon-day clear.
states
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
strong
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never was there a campaign of such heat and bitterness.
taken
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
theory
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
there
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From this reading Never was there a campaign of such heat and bitterness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
too
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
vulture-shaped
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From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
war
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From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
weak
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Households were divided and brothers frowned upon one another, and in the distance hovered the vulture-shaped cloud of war.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
wise
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From this reading Now came a political contest to shame the shortsightedness of the wise men who framed our constitution.
wisest
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From this reading I do not say this in disparagement of a broad and liberty-loving principle, the Jeffersonian principle that made demagogic men too strong and government too weak, but I do say, as all men now must know, that advantage was taken of the theory of states rights, beast-headed fallacy; and I do aver that Hamilton was the wisest man that saw the birth of our nation.
