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The Gilded Age, Part 3.
The Gilded Age, Part 3.

Chapter V

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"O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
"And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."
Thomas the Rhymer.
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The Gilded Age, Part 3.

Chapter V

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
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That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
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"And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
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That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."
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Thomas the Rhymer.

Learner Dictionary

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

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “"And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.”

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading "And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

beset

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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

braid

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From this reading "And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?

briers

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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

call

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From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."

few

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From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

Heaven

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From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."

inquires

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From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

leven

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From this reading "And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?

lies

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From this reading "And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?

lily

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From this reading "And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?

narrow

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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

O

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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

Path

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From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

Rhymer

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From this reading Thomas the Rhymer.

Righteousness

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From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

road

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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

see

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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

some

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From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

thick

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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

Thomas

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From this reading Thomas the Rhymer.

thorns

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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."

wi

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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

Wickedness

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From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?

yon

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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?