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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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action
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all
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America
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
any
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
appeared
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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articles
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
BARABBAS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
book
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Britain
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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considered
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courtesy
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desire
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From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
desired
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
DIANA
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
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editors
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ETC
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EVERLASTING
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exception
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fight
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
form
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freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
Gazette
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given
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
glad
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
gratuitous
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GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
gun
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
handle
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ A. R. M. L.
INNOCENT
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
joy
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
just
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
L
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LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
M
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Mall
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man
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
Most
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From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
notably
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From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
now
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
offer
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
offered
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From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
other
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
own
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From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
Pall
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From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
payment
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From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
pen
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
personal
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
pride
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
PrintednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ A. R. M. L.
R
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recompense
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
reproduced
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request
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From this reading The articles in this book, with the exception of the first two, were all written during the war at the request of the various editors by whose courtesy they are now reproduced in volume form.
ROMANCE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
service
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
States
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
sword
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
TWO
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
unable
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
United
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useful
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
various
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volume
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voluntarily
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From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
war
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The articles in this book, with the exception of the first two, were all written during the war at the request of the various editors by whose courtesy they are now reproduced in volume form.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Most of them, notably those which appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, were, by my own desire, gratuitous, though payment for them was offered.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The articles in this book, with the exception of the first two, were all written during the war at the request of the various editors by whose courtesy they are now reproduced in volume form.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The articles in this book, with the exception of the first two, were all written during the war at the request of the various editors by whose courtesy they are now reproduced in volume form.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
WORLDS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But, being unable to handle sword or gun, I was glad to offer the free service of my pen whenever such service was desired, or considered useful, just as I would have been glad, had I been a man, to fight voluntarily for Great Britain, without any thought of other recompense than that of the personal pride and joy such action would have given me.
written
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From this reading The articles in this book, with the exception of the first two, were all written during the war at the request of the various editors by whose courtesy they are now reproduced in volume form.
YOUNG
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE YOUNG DIANA,” “THE LIFE EVERLASTING,” “INNOCENT,” “ROMANCE OF TWO WORLDS,” “BARABBAS,” ETC.
