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Nathaniel Parker Willis
Nathaniel Parker Willis

Chapter II

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1823-1827.
COLLEGE LIFE.
In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.
Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nathaniel Parker Willis

Chapter II

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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1823-1827.
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COLLEGE LIFE.
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In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.
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Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
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College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.”

LIFE noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “COLLEGE LIFE.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.”

All words in this reading · 34

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1823

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From this reading 1823-1827.

1827

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From this reading 1823-1827.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

almost

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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

American

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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

any

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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

COLLEGE

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From this reading COLLEGE LIFE.

Commencement

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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

enduring

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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

entered

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From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.

fall

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From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

held

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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

impress

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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.

late

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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

LIFEnounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading COLLEGE LIFE.

more

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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

October

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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.

opened

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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

other

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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

September

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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

term

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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.

then

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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.

Willis

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From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.

writer

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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.

Yale

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From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.