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1913
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The two remaining chapters appeared in the _New Statesman_, soon after the outbreak of war.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
appeared
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From this reading The two remaining chapters appeared in the _New Statesman_, soon after the outbreak of war.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
author
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
book
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From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
Brooke
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From this reading By Rupert Brooke.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Rupert Brooke.
Canada
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
chapters
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From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
correction
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
evident
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
few
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
form
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
Gazette
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From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
Henry
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
intended
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
James
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
June
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
letters
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From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
longer
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
New
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From this reading The two remaining chapters appeared in the _New Statesman_, soon after the outbreak of war.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
now
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
only
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
outbreak
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From this reading The two remaining chapters appeared in the _New Statesman_, soon after the outbreak of war.
Preface
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
present
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
probably
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
remaining
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From this reading The two remaining chapters appeared in the _New Statesman_, soon after the outbreak of war.
republished
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
Rupert
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From this reading By Rupert Brooke.
Seas
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
slips
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
soon
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From this reading The two remaining chapters appeared in the _New Statesman_, soon after the outbreak of war.
South
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
started
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
States
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
Statesman
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From this reading The two remaining chapters appeared in the _New Statesman_, soon after the outbreak of war.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
thirteen
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From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
travels
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
two
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From this reading The two remaining chapters appeared in the _New Statesman_, soon after the outbreak of war.
United
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
war
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From this reading The two remaining chapters appeared in the _New Statesman_, soon after the outbreak of war.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
Westminster
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From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
write
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From this reading He would probably not have republished them in their present form, as he intended to write a longer book on his travels; but they are now printed with only the correction of a few evident slips.
written
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From this reading The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the _Westminster Gazette_.
year
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From this reading With a Preface by Henry James The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June.
