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account
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
action
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
ALEXA
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From this reading ANDREW AND ALEXA.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANDREW AND ALEXA.
ANDREW
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From this reading ANDREW AND ALEXA.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
bearing
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
call
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
carriage
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
carry
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
change
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From this reading There was in them the change only of development.
constant
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
development
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From this reading There was in them the change only of development.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
expression
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
fashions
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
father's
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
freedom
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
God
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
grow
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
habits
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
highest
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
human
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
improved
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
intercourse
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
laird
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
learned
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
manners
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
minds
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
natural
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
noblest
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
occasion
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
only
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From this reading There was in them the change only of development.
outcome
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
pay
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
rent
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
seen
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
small
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
some
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
speech
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From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was in them the change only of development.
There
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From this reading There was in them the change only of development.
things
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
Thus
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
trained
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
wakefulness
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From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not take into account his intercourse with God, as with highest human minds, and his constant wakefulness to carry into action what things he learned.
wonder
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From this reading Thus trained in noblest fashions of freedom, it was small wonder that his bearing and manners, the natural outcome and expression of his habits of being, should grow in liberty.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrew had occasion to call on the laird to pay his father's rent, and Alexa, who had not seen him for some time, thought him improved both in carriage and speech, and wondered.
