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12
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From this reading The fourth piece--‘The Two Temples’--was on May 12, 1854, refused by _Putnam’s Monthly Magazine_ out of a fear of offending the religious sensibilities of the congregation of Grace Church, New York.
1854
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1886
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1891
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
750
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This volume concludes with eight sketches surviving in manuscript, written, in all probability, after Melville’s retirement in 1886, at the age of sixty-seven, from his post as Inspector of Customs in New York City.
age
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This volume concludes with eight sketches surviving in manuscript, written, in all probability, after Melville’s retirement in 1886, at the age of sixty-seven, from his post as Inspector of Customs in New York City.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This volume concludes with eight sketches surviving in manuscript, written, in all probability, after Melville’s retirement in 1886, at the age of sixty-seven, from his post as Inspector of Customs in New York City.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
Billy
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Budd
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
Church
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City
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closes
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concludes
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congregation
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copies
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count
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Customs
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Daniel
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From this reading ‘Daniel Orme’ is a sketch ‘omitted from _Billy Budd_.’
death
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Desk
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Edition
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eight
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ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for his letters, journals, and the juvenile ‘Fragments from a Writing Desk,’ this closes the count of Melville as a writer of prose.
fear
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finished
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five
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From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for his letters, journals, and the juvenile ‘Fragments from a Writing Desk,’ this closes the count of Melville as a writer of prose.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fourth piece--‘The Two Temples’--was on May 12, 1854, refused by _Putnam’s Monthly Magazine_ out of a fear of offending the religious sensibilities of the congregation of Grace Church, New York.
Fragments
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘Daniel Orme’ is a sketch ‘omitted from _Billy Budd_.’
Grace
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
Inspector
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
journals
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juvenile
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letters
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limited
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Magazine
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manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading This volume concludes with eight sketches surviving in manuscript, written, in all probability, after Melville’s retirement in 1886, at the age of sixty-seven, from his post as Inspector of Customs in New York City.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The fourth piece--‘The Two Temples’--was on May 12, 1854, refused by _Putnam’s Monthly Magazine_ out of a fear of offending the religious sensibilities of the congregation of Grace Church, New York.
Melville
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Melville's
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Monthly
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months
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
New
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novel
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
offending
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omitted
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From this reading ‘Daniel Orme’ is a sketch ‘omitted from _Billy Budd_.’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fourth piece--‘The Two Temples’--was on May 12, 1854, refused by _Putnam’s Monthly Magazine_ out of a fear of offending the religious sensibilities of the congregation of Grace Church, New York.
Orme
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out
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piece
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post
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probability
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prose
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published
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Putnam's
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refused
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religious
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retirement
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sensibilities
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sixty-seven
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sketch
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sketches
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surviving
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Temples
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
title-piece
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _This Edition is limited to 750 copies_ ‘Billy Budd,’ the title-piece of this volume, is a novel finished by Melville five months before his death in 1891, and never before published.
Two
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volume
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fourth piece--‘The Two Temples’--was on May 12, 1854, refused by _Putnam’s Monthly Magazine_ out of a fear of offending the religious sensibilities of the congregation of Grace Church, New York.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This volume concludes with eight sketches surviving in manuscript, written, in all probability, after Melville’s retirement in 1886, at the age of sixty-seven, from his post as Inspector of Customs in New York City.
writer
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Writing
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From this reading Except for his letters, journals, and the juvenile ‘Fragments from a Writing Desk,’ this closes the count of Melville as a writer of prose.
written
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York
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