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1871
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
according
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Act
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
choice
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
collection
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From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
Congress
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
covers
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
departure
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
effectual
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
emboldened
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From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
Entered
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Essays
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From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
fifteen
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
former
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From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
gathered
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
happiness
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
haunt
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
inexorable
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
intervals
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
JAMES
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
kindly
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From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
knew
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
Librarian
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
LOWELL
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
miscellaneous
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From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
more
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From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
much
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
new
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
NOTE
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From this reading PREFATORY NOTE.
nowadays
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
occupied
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Office
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
papers
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
PREFATORY
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From this reading PREFATORY NOTE.
preferred
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
publishers
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
ready
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
received
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From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
rid
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
RUSSELL
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
shutting
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
simpler
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
title
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
too
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From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
two
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
volume
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From this reading My former volume of Essays has been so kindly received that I am emboldened to make another and more miscellaneous collection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should have preferred a simpler title, but publishers nowadays are inexorable on this point, and I was too much occupied for happiness of choice.
Washington
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
way
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
written
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
year
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
years
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From this reading The papers here gathered have been written at intervals during the last fifteen years, and I knew no way so effectual to rid my mind of them and make ready for a new departure, as this of shutting them between two covers where they can haunt me, at least, no more.
