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1806
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
ability
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
America
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
battle
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
battled
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
blows
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
breasts
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
Burnett
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
chance
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
circumstance
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
clutch
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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”
David
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
Declaration
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
decrees
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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”
dignity
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
drawn
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
early
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
effort
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
experience
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
G
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
give
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
golden
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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”
grasps
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
happy
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
heard
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The paper need not be quoted here.
hero
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
hollow
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
Independence
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
Jersey
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
join
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
just
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
keys
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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”
learning
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
like
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
lives
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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”
man
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
memorial
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
mighty
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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”
millions
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
Miranda
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
mould
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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”
native
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The paper need not be quoted here.
New
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The paper need not be quoted here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
paper
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From this reading The paper need not be quoted here.
prophet's
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
quoted
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From this reading The paper need not be quoted here.
resulted
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
sailed
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
skirts
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
sounds
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
Spanish
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
state's
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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”
statesmanlike
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
sword
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
Texan
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
thanks
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
tones
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
true
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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
up
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
voice
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
won
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
word
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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
wrongs
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
York
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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
