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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 Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
agreed
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
all
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
Boston
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
Burbank
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Clemens's faith in it did not immediately die.
Clemens
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
Clemens's
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From this reading But Clemens's faith in it did not immediately die.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
company
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
consult
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Clemens's faith in it did not immediately die.
die
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From this reading But Clemens's faith in it did not immediately die.
doing
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
dollars
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
end
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
expense
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
faith
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From this reading But Clemens's faith in it did not immediately die.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
freedom
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
give
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
going
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
Howells
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
hundred
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
hurried
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
immediately
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From this reading But Clemens's faith in it did not immediately die.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Clemens's faith in it did not immediately die.
kept
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
more
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never reached New York.
New
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From this reading It never reached New York.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Clemens's faith in it did not immediately die.
now
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From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
off
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
one-night
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
out
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
own
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
pay
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
play
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
reached
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From this reading It never reached New York.
relinquished
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
says
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From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
seven
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
stands
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
started
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
successful
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From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
theater
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From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
title
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
traveling
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
week
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From this reading Howells relinquished all right and title in it, and Clemens started it out with Burbank and a traveling company, doing one-night stands, and kept it going for a week or more at his own expense.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clemens hurried over to Boston to consult with Howells, and in the end they agreed to pay the seven hundred dollars for the theater, take the play off and give Burbank his freedom.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet,” says Howells, “I think now that if it had come it would have been successful.
York
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From this reading It never reached New York.
