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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acquaintance
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appeared
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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book
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BULLEN
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From this reading FRANK T. BULLEN.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Chambers's
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consider
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Cornhill
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Country
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courtesy
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dare
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direction
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
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few
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forth
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FRANK
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From this reading FRANK T. BULLEN.
freeholders
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Gazette
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GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hand
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In these little sketches of a few out of the innumerable multitude of ways in which the sea has spoken to me during my long acquaintance with it, I have tried with ’prentice hand to reproduce for shore-dwellers some of the things it has told me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
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hereby
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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innumerable
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Journal
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journals
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kind
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LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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literary
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In these little sketches of a few out of the innumerable multitude of ways in which the sea has spoken to me during my long acquaintance with it, I have tried with ’prentice hand to reproduce for shore-dwellers some of the things it has told me.
Magazine
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magazines
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Mall
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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men
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Most
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multitude
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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National
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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offered
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Olympus
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other
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others
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out
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Pall
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permission
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prentice
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proprietors
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put
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reprinted
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reproduce
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republish
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Review
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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sea
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shore-dwellers
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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sketches
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slopes
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some
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Spectator
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spoken
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stop
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Sunday
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T
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From this reading FRANK T. BULLEN.
thanks
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From this reading To the proprietors of all these journals my hearty thanks for their kind permission to republish are hereby offered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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things
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I were to stop and consider what other men, freeholders upon the upper slopes of the literary Olympus, have done in the same direction, I should not dare to put forth this little book.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In these little sketches of a few out of the innumerable multitude of ways in which the sea has spoken to me during my long acquaintance with it, I have tried with ’prentice hand to reproduce for shore-dwellers some of the things it has told me.
tried
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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upper
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various
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ways
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were to stop and consider what other men, freeholders upon the upper slopes of the literary Olympus, have done in the same direction, I should not dare to put forth this little book.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If I were to stop and consider what other men, freeholders upon the upper slopes of the literary Olympus, have done in the same direction, I should not dare to put forth this little book.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In these little sketches of a few out of the innumerable multitude of ways in which the sea has spoken to me during my long acquaintance with it, I have tried with ’prentice hand to reproduce for shore-dwellers some of the things it has told me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In these little sketches of a few out of the innumerable multitude of ways in which the sea has spoken to me during my long acquaintance with it, I have tried with ’prentice hand to reproduce for shore-dwellers some of the things it has told me.
Words
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