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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 A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
all
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From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
appeared
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From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
Arts
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From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
black
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blooded
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From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
Cambridge
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From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
distinctive
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Dunbar
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England
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excessively
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expression
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From this reading They are the first significant expression of that race in poetry.
fact
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faithfully
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From this reading We tried faithfully to give a position in our literature to Paul Laurence Dunbar.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are the first significant expression of that race in poetry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
give
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From this reading We tried faithfully to give a position in our literature to Paul Laurence Dunbar.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
interest
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From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have excessively welcomed other black poets of minor talent, seeking in their music some distinctive quality other than the fact that they wrote it.
Laurence
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Liberator
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From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
literature
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Magazine
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From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
man
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Messenger
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From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
minor
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music
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Negro
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From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
number
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From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
other
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We tried faithfully to give a position in our literature to Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Paul
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From this reading We tried faithfully to give a position in our literature to Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Pearson's
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From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
poems
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From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
poetry
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From this reading They are the first significant expression of that race in poetry.
poets
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position
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pure
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quality
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race
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From this reading They are the first significant expression of that race in poetry.
races
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seeking
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Seven
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From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
significant
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From this reading They are the first significant expression of that race in poetry.
some
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special
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From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
sung
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talent
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From this reading We have excessively welcomed other black poets of minor talent, seeking in their music some distinctive quality other than the fact that they wrote it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We have excessively welcomed other black poets of minor talent, seeking in their music some distinctive quality other than the fact that they wrote it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They are the first significant expression of that race in poetry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have excessively welcomed other black poets of minor talent, seeking in their music some distinctive quality other than the fact that they wrote it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A number of these poems appeared in the _Seven Arts_, _Pearson’s_, _The Liberator_, _The Messenger_, and _The Cambridge Magazine_ (England).
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These poems have a special interest for all the races of man because they are sung by a pure blooded Negro.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We tried faithfully to give a position in our literature to Paul Laurence Dunbar.
tried
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From this reading We tried faithfully to give a position in our literature to Paul Laurence Dunbar.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We tried faithfully to give a position in our literature to Paul Laurence Dunbar.
welcomed
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From this reading We have excessively welcomed other black poets of minor talent, seeking in their music some distinctive quality other than the fact that they wrote it.
wrote
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From this reading We have excessively welcomed other black poets of minor talent, seeking in their music some distinctive quality other than the fact that they wrote it.
