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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 He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
all
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From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
beg
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From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
came
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
charge
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
contributors
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From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
distinguish
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
else
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From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
elsewhere
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From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
felt
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
full
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
function
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From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
gave
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From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
inequality
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
made
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From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
Magazine
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
magnanimously
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From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
offence
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From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
once
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
pass
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From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
perceived
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From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
poem
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From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
quality
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From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
reflections
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From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
refrained
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From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
regarding
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From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
return
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From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
sent
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From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
show
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From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
strongly
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
temerity
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From this reading He sent me a poem, and I had the temerity to return it, and beg him for something else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
There
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
venture
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From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
ventured
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I had made my reflections, and never again did I venture to pass upon what contributors of his quality sent me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He magnanimously refrained from all show of offence, and after a while, when he had printed the poem elsewhere, he gave me another.
work
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From this reading There is great inequality in his work, and I felt this so strongly that when I came to have full charge of the Magazine, I ventured once to distinguish.
wrong
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From this reading By this time, I perceived that I had been wrong, not as to the poem returned, but as to my function regarding him and such as he.
