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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 I have seen a little something of life.
ago
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
alleged
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
author
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
BARFLEUR
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From this reading BARFLEUR TAKES ME IN HAND I have just turned forty.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
book
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
clerk
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
contributor
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
editor
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
Eleven
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
Englishwoman's
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
Fecundity
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
forty
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From this reading BARFLEUR TAKES ME IN HAND I have just turned forty.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
HAND
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From this reading BARFLEUR TAKES ME IN HAND I have just turned forty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BARFLEUR TAKES ME IN HAND I have just turned forty.
Heaven
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BARFLEUR TAKES ME IN HAND I have just turned forty.
immoral
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BARFLEUR TAKES ME IN HAND I have just turned forty.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
just
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From this reading BARFLEUR TAKES ME IN HAND I have just turned forty.
kinds
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
knows
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
Letters
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seen a little something of life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seen a little something of life.
Love
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
magazine
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
man
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BARFLEUR TAKES ME IN HAND I have just turned forty.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
New
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
newspaper
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
novel
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
odd
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have seen a little something of life.
out
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
published
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
publisher
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
seen
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From this reading I have seen a little something of life.
several
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have seen a little something of life.
suppressed
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
TAKES
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From this reading BARFLEUR TAKES ME IN HAND I have just turned forty.
tendencies
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
things
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From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
turned
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From this reading BARFLEUR TAKES ME IN HAND I have just turned forty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
why
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
wrote
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
year
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
years
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
York
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From this reading Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why.
Zola's
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From this reading For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
