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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 On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
acquainted
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
AMITY
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From this reading FORT AMITY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
Arthur
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From this reading Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
became
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
boys
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
business
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
Clifton
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
comparison
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
day
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
days
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
dedicating
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
discussed
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
down
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
editor
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
enter
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
fathers
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
FORT
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From this reading FORT AMITY.
gives
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
granted
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
happened
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
HENRY
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From this reading TO HENRY NEWBOLT.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
later
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
matter
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
met
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
Monthly
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
NEWBOLT
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From this reading TO HENRY NEWBOLT.
novels
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
opportunity
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
outlast
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
Paddington
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
project
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
Quiller-Couch
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From this reading Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch.
real
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
reminder
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
Review
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
sat
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
school
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
schoolfellows
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
shyly
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
SixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
small
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
some
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
sons
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
story
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
Thomas
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From this reading Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO HENRY NEWBOLT.
together
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
travelled
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
twenty
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
Two
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
way
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From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
years
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From this reading Two schoolfellows, who had sat together in the Sixth at Clifton, met at Paddington some twenty years later and travelled down to enter their two sons at one school.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On their way, while the boys shyly became acquainted, the fathers discussed the project of this story; a small matter in comparison with the real business of that day--but that it happened so gives me the opportunity of dedicating _Fort Amity_ to you, its editor in _The Monthly Review_, as a reminder to outlast the short life granted in these days to novels.
