Chapter I
In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things? Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes? The learned recluse? The forum teacher? The poet-singer?
Winning the Wilderness
Chapter I
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In
all
the
story
of
the
world
of
man,
Who
blazed
the
way
to
greater,
better
things?
Who
stopped
the
long
migration
of
wild
men,
And
set
the
noble
task
of
building
human
homes?
The
learned
recluse?
The
forum
teacher?
The
poet-singer?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
In
all
the
story
of
the
world
of
man,
Who
blazed
the
way
to
greater,
better
things?
Line 2
Who
stopped
the
long
migration
of
wild
men,
And
set
the
noble
task
of
building
human
homes?
Line 3
The
learned
recluse?
Line 4
The
forum
teacher?
Line 5
The
poet-singer?
Learner Dictionary
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Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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better
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blazed
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building
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forum
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greater
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homes
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human
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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learned
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From this reading The learned recluse?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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men
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migration
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noble
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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poet-singer
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recluse
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set
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From this reading Who stopped the long migration of wild men, And set the noble task of building human homes?
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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story
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task
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teacher
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From this reading The forum teacher?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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things
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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way
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WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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wild
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world
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From this reading In all the story of the world of man, Who blazed the way to greater, better things?