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16
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From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
1909
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From this reading (_Others in Preparation._) Published September, 1909.
50
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From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
American
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From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
Arranged
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From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
best
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
boys
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From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
Cents
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CHUBB
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contain
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
contemporaneous
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Culture
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DEAN
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Director
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distinctively
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From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
English
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enjoyment
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
Ethical
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
girls
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From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
give
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From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
HOWELLS
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From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
Illustrated
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
juvenile
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
literary
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From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
living
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From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
mo
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From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
more
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From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
Mr
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
national
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From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
New
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From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
Others
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From this reading (_Others in Preparation._) Published September, 1909.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
pages
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
people
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
PERCIVAL
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Preparation
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From this reading (_Others in Preparation._) Published September, 1909.
Published
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From this reading (_Others in Preparation._) Published September, 1909.
Readings
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savor
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From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
School
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Selected
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September
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From this reading (_Others in Preparation._) Published September, 1909.
some
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
Stories
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sufficiently
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From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Each, Illustrated, 16mo, 50 Cents School._ Stories and Readings Selected from the Works of WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, and Arranged by PERCIVAL CHUBB, Director of English in the Ethical Culture School, New York.
there
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From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
trying
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From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
very
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The literary culture which we are trying to give our boys and girls is not sufficiently contemporaneous, and it is not sufficiently national and American....
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
WILLIAM
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work
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From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
Works
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writers
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From this reading "Among the living writers there is no one whose work has a more distinctively American savor than that of William Dean Howells....
written
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
York
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young
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From this reading The juvenile books of Mr. Howells' contain some of the very best pages ever written for the enjoyment of young people."--PERCIVAL CHUBB.
