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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 The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
advantage
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From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
ago
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
company
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From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
corrected
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date
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
denoted
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derive
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From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
document
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earliest
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
entitled
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
errors
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exception
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
felt
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From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
gathered
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
hyphenation
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illustrations
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From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Inconsistent
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From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
Italic
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more
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
Mr
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From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
Obvious
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
once
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From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
original
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originally
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
others
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
papers
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
Pennell's
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From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
periodicals
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
placed
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From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
Places
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
Portraits
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
preserved
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From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
published
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
recently
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
reprinted
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
series
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
spelling
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supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
text
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
thirty
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
together
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From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
two
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
typographical
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underscores
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From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
various
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
volume
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They have been here once more placed together, for the great advantage they will be felt to derive from the company and support of Mr. Pennell’s illustrations.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
years
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From this reading The papers gathered into this series, originally published in various periodicals, have already been reprinted—the earliest in date more than thirty years ago; the others, with the exception of two, more recently, in a volume entitled “Portraits of Places.”
