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From this reading Published, September, 1906 _The Plimpton Press Norwood Mass.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading U.S.A._ To begin with nothing and end with something as great as Pickwick is an achievement given to few men to realise.
achievement
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading U.S.A._ To begin with nothing and end with something as great as Pickwick is an achievement given to few men to realise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading U.S.A._ To begin with nothing and end with something as great as Pickwick is an achievement given to few men to realise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading U.S.A._ To begin with nothing and end with something as great as Pickwick is an achievement given to few men to realise.
BAKER
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From this reading THE BAKER & TAYLOR CO.
begin
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CO
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From this reading THE BAKER & TAYLOR CO.
created
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end
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few
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given
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From this reading U.S.A._ To begin with nothing and end with something as great as Pickwick is an achievement given to few men to realise.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading U.S.A._ To begin with nothing and end with something as great as Pickwick is an achievement given to few men to realise.
haphazard
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From this reading Yet it seems that in this most haphazard way Pickwick was created.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet it seems that in this most haphazard way Pickwick was created.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading U.S.A._ To begin with nothing and end with something as great as Pickwick is an achievement given to few men to realise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it seems that in this most haphazard way Pickwick was created.
Mass
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men
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most
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Norwood
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
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Pickwick
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Plimpton
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Press
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Published
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Publishers
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realise
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S
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seems
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September
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
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TAYLOR
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From this reading THE BAKER & TAYLOR CO.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet it seems that in this most haphazard way Pickwick was created.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAKER & TAYLOR CO.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet it seems that in this most haphazard way Pickwick was created.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading U.S.A._ To begin with nothing and end with something as great as Pickwick is an achievement given to few men to realise.
U
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From this reading U.S.A._ To begin with nothing and end with something as great as Pickwick is an achievement given to few men to realise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet it seems that in this most haphazard way Pickwick was created.
way
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From this reading Yet it seems that in this most haphazard way Pickwick was created.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading U.S.A._ To begin with nothing and end with something as great as Pickwick is an achievement given to few men to realise.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it seems that in this most haphazard way Pickwick was created.