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1803
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From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
able
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From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
advertised
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From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
any
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From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
author
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From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
bear
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
begun
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
bookseller
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From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
business
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From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
changes
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
comparatively
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
concern
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
considerable
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
entreated
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
extraordinary
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From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
farther
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From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
finished
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From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
immediate
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From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
intended
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From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
learn
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From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
made
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
manners
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
many
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
more
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
necessary
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
obsolete
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
opinions
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
other
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
parts
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
period
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
places
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
proceeded
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From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
public
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
publication
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From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
publish
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From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
purchase
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From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
seems
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From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
some
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
thirteen
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
undergone
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From this reading The public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, many more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
why
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From this reading It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
work
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From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
worth-while
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From this reading That any bookseller should think it worth-while to purchase what he did not think it worth-while to publish seems extraordinary.
year
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From this reading This little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication.
years
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From this reading But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete.
