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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 And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
affectionate
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From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
any
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From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
bayonets
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
contradiction
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
counsel
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From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
earnest
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From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
encourage
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From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
fall
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
friendly
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From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
garment
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
Goddess
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
heaven
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
inconsistency
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From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
individual
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From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
infidelity
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
inmost
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From this reading There was a melting love in his tones which went to their inmost souls.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
leave
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
LibertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
love
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From this reading There was a melting love in his tones which went to their inmost souls.
makes
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
man's
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
many
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a melting love in his tones which went to their inmost souls.
men
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From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
mend
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
much
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From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
naked
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
nation
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From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
needles
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
noble
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From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
occasioned
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
pieces
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
pointing
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
promising
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
prosperity
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
rent
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
rotten
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From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
said
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From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
seemingly
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
sense
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From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
sermon
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From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
shoddy
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
some
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
sought
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From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
soul
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
souls
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From this reading There was a melting love in his tones which went to their inmost souls.
substantial
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
succeed
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From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
talk
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From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a melting love in his tones which went to their inmost souls.
there
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From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
tones
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From this reading There was a melting love in his tones which went to their inmost souls.
warmth
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
wear
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a melting love in his tones which went to their inmost souls.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was this shoddy in the garment of our Goddess of Liberty, which has occasioned the rent which those needles there"--pointing to some bayonets--"must mend.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not so much a sermon as a friendly, affectionate, earnest talk with the men, whom he sought to counsel and encourage.
winds
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From this reading And it is this shoddy of contradiction and infidelity which makes many a man's prosperity, seemingly substantial at first, promising warmth and wear, fall suddenly to pieces, and leave his soul naked to the winds of heaven."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
woven
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From this reading "Neither nation nor individual," said he, "can in any noble sense succeed, with such rotten inconsistency woven into its life.
