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1853
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From this reading "The Bold Venture" appeared in _The Graphic_; "The 9.30 Up-train" as long ago as 1853 in _Once a Week_.
1863
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
1904
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9.30
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From this reading "The Bold Venture" appeared in _The Graphic_; "The 9.30 Up-train" as long ago as 1853 in _Once a Week_.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BY S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.
ago
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published October 1904_ _Second Edition December 1904_ Some of the stories in this volume have already appeared in print.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
appeared
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are you?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The Bold Venture" appeared in _The Graphic_; "The 9.30 Up-train" as long ago as 1853 in _Once a Week_.
BARING-GOULD
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From this reading BY S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.
Bold
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From this reading "The Bold Venture" appeared in _The Graphic_; "The 9.30 Up-train" as long ago as 1853 in _Once a Week_.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.
Colonel
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
December
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Edition
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English
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Ghost
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
Girl
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
Glámr
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
Graphic
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From this reading "The Bold Venture" appeared in _The Graphic_; "The 9.30 Up-train" as long ago as 1853 in _Once a Week_.
Halifax's
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
Iceland
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
Illustrated
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _First Published October 1904_ _Second Edition December 1904_ Some of the stories in this volume have already appeared in print.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
M
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From this reading BY S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.
Magazine
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
October
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _First Published October 1904_ _Second Edition December 1904_ Some of the stories in this volume have already appeared in print.
Once
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From this reading "The Bold Venture" appeared in _The Graphic_; "The 9.30 Up-train" as long ago as 1853 in _Once a Week_.
out
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
print
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Published
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Red-haired
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
S
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From this reading BY S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.
Sagas
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
Scenes
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
Second
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Some
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stories
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Story
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Published October 1904_ _Second Edition December 1904_ Some of the stories in this volume have already appeared in print.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _First Published October 1904_ _Second Edition December 1904_ Some of the stories in this volume have already appeared in print.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
Up-train
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From this reading "The Bold Venture" appeared in _The Graphic_; "The 9.30 Up-train" as long ago as 1853 in _Once a Week_.
Venture
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From this reading "The Bold Venture" appeared in _The Graphic_; "The 9.30 Up-train" as long ago as 1853 in _Once a Week_.
volume
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Week
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From this reading "The Bold Venture" appeared in _The Graphic_; "The 9.30 Up-train" as long ago as 1853 in _Once a Week_.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who are you?"
Windsor
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From this reading "The Red-haired Girl" in _The Windsor Magazine_; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in _The Illustrated English Magazine_; "Glámr" I told in my _Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas_, published in 1863, and long ago out of print.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who are you?"
