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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've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
acceptable
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From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
adventure
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From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
almost
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From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Thus Jack London, well along in his career.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
any
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From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
appropriate
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
book
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
boys
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
Business
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
career
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From this reading Thus Jack London, well along in his career.
Coast
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From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
collection
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From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
daughters
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From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
elders
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From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
few
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
form
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
girls
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
group
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From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
hesitate
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus Jack London, well along in his career.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
I'd
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From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
I've
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From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus Jack London, well along in his career.
include
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
Jack
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From this reading Thus Jack London, well along in his career.
Japan
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From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
line
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From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
Live
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
London
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From this reading Thus Jack London, well along in his career.
manuscripts
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
most
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
Number
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From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
Off
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From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
present
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From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
primarily
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
publication
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From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
read
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From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
readers
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From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
sorting
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
stories
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From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
story
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From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
tale
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And thus almost any collection of his adventure stories is acceptable to young readers as well as to their elders.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
Thus
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From this reading Thus Jack London, well along in his career.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
two
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From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
Typhoon
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From this reading Number two of the present group, "Typhoon Off the Coast of Japan," is the first story ever written by Jack London for publication.
unpublished
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From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
well
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From this reading Thus Jack London, well along in his career.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading So, in sorting over the few manuscripts still unpublished in book form, while most of them were written primarily for boys and girls, I do not hesitate to include as appropriate a tale such as "Whose Business Is to Live."
write
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From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
written
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From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
young
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From this reading "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!"
