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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
acclaim
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
Ambitious
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
ark
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
Beaumont
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
better
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
BOOKER
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
brow
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
business
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
cabin
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
came
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
CHAPTER
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
choose
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
clean-cut
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
color
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
compound
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dark
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
door
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
Dunbar
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
early
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
education
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
force
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
foremost
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
gave
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
gentleman
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
goes
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
good
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
help
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
idea
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
industry
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
introduces
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
INTRODUCTION
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
keen
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
kind
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
like
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
lip
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
look
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
lowly
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
make
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
man
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master
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
matter
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
most
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
nation's
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
natures
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
need
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
negro
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
on-forging
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
Paul
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
peer
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
people
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
poet
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
poor
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
possible
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
princes
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
prow
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
purposeful
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
religion
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
rugged
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
say
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
says
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
seed
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
ship
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
silent
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
some
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
spirit
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
Straight
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
strive
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
Strong
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
successful
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
swim
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
T
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
then
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
there
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
top
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
turns
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From this reading Strong, silent, purposeful beyond his kind, The ark of rugged force on brow and lip, Straight on he goes, nor turns to look behind, With one idea foremost in his mind Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
V
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
Virginia
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
WASHINGTON
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From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
way
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
world
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
world's
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From this reading “A poor Virginia cabin gave the seed; And from its dark and lowly door there came A peer of princes in the world’s acclaim, A master spirit for the nation’s need.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
Writing
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From this reading —_Beaumont._ Writing of the gentleman who introduces this chapter—the Washington of his people in industry, education and religion, Paul Dunbar, the negro poet, says:
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Be Ambitious INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER V BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Our natures are like oil; compound us with anything, Yet will we strive to swim to the top.
young
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From this reading I would say to every young man, no matter what his color, to choose as early as possible a good, clean-cut business, something that will help make the world better, and then strive in every worthy way to make that business the most successful of its kind in the world.
