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1846
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From this reading The first _Book of Nonsense_ was published in 1846.
1871
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
1872
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
1877
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
all
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
any
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From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
author
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From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
beneficent
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
Book
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From this reading The first _Book of Nonsense_ was published in 1846.
BooksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
carols
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
comprise
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
corollary
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
don't
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From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
Edward
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From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
etc
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first _Book of Nonsense_ was published in 1846.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
Fresh
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
grateful
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From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
idle
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From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first _Book of Nonsense_ was published in 1846.
inimitable
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
innocent
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
Laughable
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
Lear
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
Lyrics
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
More
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
most
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
Mr
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
Nonsense
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From this reading The first _Book of Nonsense_ was published in 1846.
NOTICE
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From this reading PUBLISHERS' NOTICE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first _Book of Nonsense_ was published in 1846.
other
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
perfect
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
Pictures
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
produced
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
published
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From this reading The first _Book of Nonsense_ was published in 1846.
PUBLISHERS
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From this reading PUBLISHERS' NOTICE.
really
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From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
refreshing
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
rhythm
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
self
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From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
Songs
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
Stories
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
Surely
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From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first _Book of Nonsense_ was published in 1846.
Three
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
volumes
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first _Book of Nonsense_ was published in 1846.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I really don't know any author to whom I am half so grateful for my idle self as Edward Lear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
written
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From this reading Three other volumes,-- _Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc._, published in 1871; _More Nonsense Pictures, etc._, in 1872; and _Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, etc._, in 1877,--comprise all the "Nonsense Books" written by Mr. Lear.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the _Book of Nonsense_, with its corollary carols, inimitable and refreshing, and perfect in rhythm.
