Chapter IX
Birthplace.--Boyhood.--College Life. 1803-1823. To _AET_. 20. Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Chapter IX
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Birthplace.--Boyhood.--College
Life.
1803-1823.
To
_AET_.
20.
Ralph
Waldo
Emerson
was
born
in
Boston,
Massachusetts,
on
the
25th
of
May,
1803.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Birthplace.--Boyhood.--College
Life.
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1803-1823.
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To
_AET_.
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20.
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Ralph
Waldo
Emerson
was
born
in
Boston,
Massachusetts,
on
the
25th
of
May,
1803.
Learner Dictionary
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Born
noun
US /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Birthplace.--Boyhood.--College Life.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.”
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1803
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1823
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20
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25th
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AET
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Birthplace
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bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Boston
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Boyhood
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College
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Emerson
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From this reading Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Birthplace.--Boyhood.--College Life.
Massachusetts
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From this reading Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Waldo
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From this reading Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 25th of May, 1803.