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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 ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
affecting
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From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
ALL
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From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
any
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
Bibliophile
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Boston
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collectors
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From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
common
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From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
contradiction
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
dearly
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
debt
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From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
discovered
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edition
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extraordinarily
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
eyes
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
fact
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following
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
given
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gratitude
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From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
hidden
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From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
how
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
indeed
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
indefinitely
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From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
interesting
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
intimate
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
known
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large
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
light
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From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
love-poems
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From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
making
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meant
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
merit
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From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
Otherwise
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From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
owe
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own
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
particular
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From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
personal
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
poems
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possess
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From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
preserved
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
privately
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published
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
really
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From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
scattered
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From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
self-revelation
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
shows
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
sincerity
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From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
Society
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some
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
Stevenson
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
Stevensonians
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From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
thus
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From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
too
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
ultimately
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
understands
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
unequal
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From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
valued
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
various
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From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
very
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From this reading The love-poems in particular, though they are of very unequal merit, possess in common a really affecting sincerity.
vicissitudes
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
wandering
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From this reading That Stevenson should have preserved these poems through all the vicissitudes of his wandering life shows how dearly he must have valued them; and shows, too, I think, beyond any contradiction, that he meant they should be ultimately published.
why
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
withheld
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From this reading They will be found extraordinarily interesting in their self-revelation, and some, indeed, are so intimate and personal that one understands why Stevenson withheld them from all eyes save his own.
world
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From this reading ALL Stevensonians owe a debt of gratitude to the Bibliophile Society of Boston for having discovered the following poems and given them light in a privately printed edition, thus making them known, in fact, to the world at large.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Otherwise they would have remained scattered and hidden indefinitely in the hands of various collectors.
