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accustomed
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
ASCENT
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From this reading THE ASCENT.
assembled
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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BAILLIE
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From this reading JOANNA BAILLIE.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Has the reader ever pictured to himself what, at the time of the Reign of Terror, must have been the emotions of some noble victim borne towards the fatal guillotine?
birth
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boldly
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
borne
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brave
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
brings
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
crowd
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crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Imagine the sensations of some nobleman, fostered in the lap of luxury, accustomed to every indulgence, full of the pride of birth, when the rolling death-cart brings him suddenly in view of the horrible engine of destruction, and the dense crowd of eager spectators assembled to witness his cruel end!
danger
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
dares
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
death-cart
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dense
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destruction
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eager
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emotions
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end
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engine
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Imagine the sensations of some nobleman, fostered in the lap of luxury, accustomed to every indulgence, full of the pride of birth, when the rolling death-cart brings him suddenly in view of the horrible engine of destruction, and the dense crowd of eager spectators assembled to witness his cruel end!
fatal
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fear
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
feels
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
fostered
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
full
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guillotine
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Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has the reader ever pictured to himself what, at the time of the Reign of Terror, must have been the emotions of some noble victim borne towards the fatal guillotine?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Has the reader ever pictured to himself what, at the time of the Reign of Terror, must have been the emotions of some noble victim borne towards the fatal guillotine?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Imagine the sensations of some nobleman, fostered in the lap of luxury, accustomed to every indulgence, full of the pride of birth, when the rolling death-cart brings him suddenly in view of the horrible engine of destruction, and the dense crowd of eager spectators assembled to witness his cruel end!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Has the reader ever pictured to himself what, at the time of the Reign of Terror, must have been the emotions of some noble victim borne towards the fatal guillotine?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
horrible
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ImaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Imagine the sensations of some nobleman, fostered in the lap of luxury, accustomed to every indulgence, full of the pride of birth, when the rolling death-cart brings him suddenly in view of the horrible engine of destruction, and the dense crowd of eager spectators assembled to witness his cruel end!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Imagine the sensations of some nobleman, fostered in the lap of luxury, accustomed to every indulgence, full of the pride of birth, when the rolling death-cart brings him suddenly in view of the horrible engine of destruction, and the dense crowd of eager spectators assembled to witness his cruel end!
indulgence
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
JOANNA
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From this reading JOANNA BAILLIE.
lap
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luxury
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man
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Has the reader ever pictured to himself what, at the time of the Reign of Terror, must have been the emotions of some noble victim borne towards the fatal guillotine?
Nature
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
noble
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nobleman
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
o'er
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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pictured
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pride
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reader
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Reign
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rolling
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sensations
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shrinks
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
some
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spectators
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spirit
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
stupid
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Terror
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ASCENT.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Has the reader ever pictured to himself what, at the time of the Reign of Terror, must have been the emotions of some noble victim borne towards the fatal guillotine?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Has the reader ever pictured to himself what, at the time of the Reign of Terror, must have been the emotions of some noble victim borne towards the fatal guillotine?
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
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triumphs
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
unnatural
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From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
victim
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view
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Has the reader ever pictured to himself what, at the time of the Reign of Terror, must have been the emotions of some noble victim borne towards the fatal guillotine?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “The brave man is not he who feels no fear For that were stupid and unnatural; But he whose spirit triumphs o’er his fear, And boldly dares the danger Nature shrinks from.”
witness
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