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agreed
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all
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From this reading But Mr. Emerson did not cut himself loose from all the traditions of Old World scholarship.
America
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announce
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thomas Jefferson is commonly recognized as the first to proclaim before the world the political independence of America.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thomas Jefferson is commonly recognized as the first to proclaim before the world the political independence of America.
Beta
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biographers
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mr. Emerson did not cut himself loose from all the traditions of Old World scholarship.
claimed
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commonly
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constructed
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From this reading He spelled his words correctly, he constructed his sentences grammatically.
correctly
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country
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cut
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Declaration
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Mr. Emerson did not cut himself loose from all the traditions of Old World scholarship.
emancipation
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Emerson
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Emerson's
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thomas Jefferson is commonly recognized as the first to proclaim before the world the political independence of America.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But Mr. Emerson did not cut himself loose from all the traditions of Old World scholarship.
generally
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grammatically
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From this reading He spelled his words correctly, he constructed his sentences grammatically.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of Mr. Emerson's biographers has claimed that his Phi Beta Kappa Oration was our Declaration of Literary Independence.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spelled his words correctly, he constructed his sentences grammatically.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But Mr. Emerson did not cut himself loose from all the traditions of Old World scholarship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of Mr. Emerson's biographers has claimed that his Phi Beta Kappa Oration was our Declaration of Literary Independence.
independence
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thomas Jefferson is commonly recognized as the first to proclaim before the world the political independence of America.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not so generally agreed upon as to who was the first to announce the literary emancipation of our country.
Jefferson
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Kappa
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literary
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loose
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From this reading But Mr. Emerson did not cut himself loose from all the traditions of Old World scholarship.
Mr
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not so generally agreed upon as to who was the first to announce the literary emancipation of our country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thomas Jefferson is commonly recognized as the first to proclaim before the world the political independence of America.
Old
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OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of Mr. Emerson's biographers has claimed that his Phi Beta Kappa Oration was our Declaration of Literary Independence.
Oration
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is not so generally agreed upon as to who was the first to announce the literary emancipation of our country.
Phi
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political
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proclaim
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recognized
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scholarship
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From this reading But Mr. Emerson did not cut himself loose from all the traditions of Old World scholarship.
sentences
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From this reading He spelled his words correctly, he constructed his sentences grammatically.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is not so generally agreed upon as to who was the first to announce the literary emancipation of our country.
spelled
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of Mr. Emerson's biographers has claimed that his Phi Beta Kappa Oration was our Declaration of Literary Independence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thomas Jefferson is commonly recognized as the first to proclaim before the world the political independence of America.
Thomas
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From this reading Thomas Jefferson is commonly recognized as the first to proclaim before the world the political independence of America.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thomas Jefferson is commonly recognized as the first to proclaim before the world the political independence of America.
traditions
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From this reading But Mr. Emerson did not cut himself loose from all the traditions of Old World scholarship.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is not so generally agreed upon as to who was the first to announce the literary emancipation of our country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not so generally agreed upon as to who was the first to announce the literary emancipation of our country.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is not so generally agreed upon as to who was the first to announce the literary emancipation of our country.
words
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world
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