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The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 10
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 10

Chapter VI

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Alma Mater!
Alma Mater!
New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.
But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.
For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.
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The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 10

Chapter VI

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Alma Mater!
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Alma Mater!
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New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.
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But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.
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For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

Learner Dictionary

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

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.”

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.”

Immortal adj US /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading “For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.”

Worthy adjective US /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.”

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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 But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

Alma

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From this reading Alma Mater!

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

apostrophized

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

bricked

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

bringing

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

Cambridge

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

careless

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

degree

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

direly

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

education

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From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

fault

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From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

find

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From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

folks

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From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

full

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

go

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

Greek

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

hard

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

immure

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

knowing

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

large

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From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

lounge

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

majestic

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

man

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

Mater

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From this reading Alma Mater!

matron

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

merely

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

more

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

mother

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

New-fashioned

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From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

old

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

Opium-Eater

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

Oxford

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

Pausanius

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

routine

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

say

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

son

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

Spartan

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

stern

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

stone

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

stony-hearted

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

Street

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

tenderness

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

theories

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From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

thereof

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

three

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

true

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

up

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

word

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

work

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

worthless

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

years

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

young

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.