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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chapter X

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1823-1828.
AET.
20-25.
Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chapter X

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
1823-1828.
Line 2
AET.
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20-25.
Line 4
Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
Line 5
We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

Learner Dictionary

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

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.”

All words in this reading · 35

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1823

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From this reading 1823-1828.

1828

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From this reading 1823-1828.

20

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From this reading 20-25.

25

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From this reading 20-25.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

AET

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From this reading AET.

Approbated

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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

brief

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From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

Classmate

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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

Divinity

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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

Emerson

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From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

Extract

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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

few

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From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

following

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From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

get

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From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

glimpses

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From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

graduation

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From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

Letter

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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

Places

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Preach

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Preaching

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School-Teaching

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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

South

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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

Study

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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

Various

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Visit

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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.

years

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From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.