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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 "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
All
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
apostates
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
aught
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
call
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From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
common
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
Danube
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
day
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
die
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
earth
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
family
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
fearing
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
few
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
flattering
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
genial
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
give
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
glorious
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
Halleck
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From this reading --Halleck.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
Hudson
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
June
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
kindness
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
king
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
known
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
land
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
Lilacsbush
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
live
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
love
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
majesty
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
meddling
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
men
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
merchandise
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
month
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
much
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From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
now
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
nurtured
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
old
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
other
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
own
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
peddling
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
pence
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
pounds
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
presented
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
race
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
reason
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
return
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
Rhine
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
river
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From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
scenes
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
scorn
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
shake
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
shillings
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
shores
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
speak
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
stream
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
stubborn
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
talked
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From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
thousand
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
throne
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
Tiber
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From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
two
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From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A day or two after my return to Lilacsbush, was presented one of these family scenes which are so common in the genial month of June, on the shores of the glorious old Hudson.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
whole
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
why
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From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
world
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From this reading I call the river the _old_ Hudson, for it is quite as old as the Tiber, though the world has not talked of it as much, or as long.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "They love their land, because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his majesty; A stubborn race, fearing and flattering none, Such are they nurtured, such they live and die; All but a few apostates, who are meddling With merchandise, pounds, shillings, pence and peddling."
years
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From this reading A thousand years hence, this stream will be known over the whole earth; and men will speak of it as they now speak of the Danube and the Rhine.
