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1892
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
abode
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
aged
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
all
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
America
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
any
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
back
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
best
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
bowed
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
bravest
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
bric-a-brac
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
brief
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
certain
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
chair
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
company
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
constant
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
Curtis
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
deep-felt
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
deep-thought
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
described
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From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
dingy
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From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
Easy
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
editor
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
editorial
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
empty
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
event
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
face
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
facts
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
fashion
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From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
finds
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
fireproof
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
forty-two
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
full
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
furniture
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
generally
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
gentlest
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
George
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
guarded
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
Harper's
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
head
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
homely
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From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
honored
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
hour
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
instinct
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From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
knew
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
known
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
lightly
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
Magazine
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
mask
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
men
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
mentioned
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
mimic
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
more
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
movable
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
near
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
now
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
occupant
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
office
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From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
old
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
ornament
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From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
out
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
pathos
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
pay
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
personal
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
place
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
presence
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
PrintednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
put
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
putting
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
readers
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
real
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
rear
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
red-backed
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From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
robes
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
rooms
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
safety-deposit
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
sat
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
special
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
States
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
storage
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
stored
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
suggested
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From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
taught
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From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
tenderly
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
then
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
travesty
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
tribute
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
trouble
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
tutelage
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
uncovered
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
United
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
unreal
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
use
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
vacated
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From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
valuable
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
vast
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
warehouse
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
warehouses
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From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The event which had then vacated the chair is still so near as to be full of a pathos tenderly personal to all readers of that magazine, and may not be lightly mentioned in any travesty of the facts by one who was thought of for the empty place.
William
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From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
winter
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He, before putting on the mask and mimic editorial robes--for it was never the real editor who sat in the Easy Chair, except for that brief hour when he took it to pay his deep-thought and deep-felt tribute to its last occupant--stood with bowed face and uncovered head in that bravest and gentlest presence which, while it abode with us here, men knew as George William Curtis.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was, of course, in one of the best of the fireproof warehouses that the real editor had the Easy Chair stored, and when the unreal editor went to take it out of storage he found it without trouble in one of those vast rooms where the more valuable furniture and bric-a-brac are guarded in a special tutelage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If instinct had not taught him, he would have known it by its homely fashion, which the first unreal editor had suggested when he described it as an "old red-backed Easy Chair that has long been an ornament of our dingy office."
years
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From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ It is not generally known that after forty-two years of constant use the aged and honored movable which now again finds itself put back in its old place in the rear of _Harper's Magazine_ was stored in the warehouse of a certain safety-deposit company, in the winter of 1892.
