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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 It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
anecdotal
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
atmospheric
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From this reading The folk-lore of a period usually interprets the man of the period in a very atmospheric way.
AUDUBON
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From this reading AUTHOR OF IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON, IN THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN, IN THE DAYS OF JEFFERSON, ETC.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON, IN THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN, IN THE DAYS OF JEFFERSON, ETC.
book
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From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
BOYHOOD
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From this reading AUTHOR OF IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON, IN THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN, IN THE DAYS OF JEFFERSON, ETC.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
confided
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From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
conveyance
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From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
crises
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
DAYS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON, IN THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN, IN THE DAYS OF JEFFERSON, ETC.
early
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From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON, IN THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN, IN THE DAYS OF JEFFERSON, ETC.
fiction
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
folk-lore
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From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
form
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From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
heretofore
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTHOR OF IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON, IN THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN, IN THE DAYS OF JEFFERSON, ETC.
interpretations
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
interprets
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From this reading The folk-lore of a period usually interprets the man of the period in a very atmospheric way.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
JEFFERSON
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From this reading AUTHOR OF IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON, IN THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN, IN THE DAYS OF JEFFERSON, ETC.
largely
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From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
LINCOLN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON, IN THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN, IN THE DAYS OF JEFFERSON, ETC.
lives
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
local
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From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
man
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From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
manner
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
men
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
Mühlbach
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
narrative
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From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
narratives
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON, IN THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN, IN THE DAYS OF JEFFERSON, ETC.
period
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From this reading The folk-lore of a period usually interprets the man of the period in a very atmospheric way.
picture
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From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
produced
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
public
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
purpose
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From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
reader
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From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
sake
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From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
several
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
stories
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From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was the purpose of such a book to picture by folk-lore and local stories the early life of the man.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF IN THE DAYS OF AUDUBON, IN THE BOYHOOD OF LINCOLN, IN THE DAYS OF JEFFERSON, ETC.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
truth
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From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
usually
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From this reading The folk-lore of a period usually interprets the man of the period in a very atmospheric way.
vein
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
very
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From this reading The folk-lore of a period usually interprets the man of the period in a very atmospheric way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
way
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From this reading The folk-lore of a period usually interprets the man of the period in a very atmospheric way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they were fiction, they largely confided to the reader what was truth and what the conveyance of fiction for the sake of narrative form.
writer
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From this reading The writer has heretofore produced in the vein of fiction, after the manner of the Mühlbach interpretations, several books which were anecdotal narratives of the crises in the lives of public men.
