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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
all
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From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
almost
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
Atlantic
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
back
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
ballad
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From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
brother
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
came
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
Charles
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
Consul-General
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
copying
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
editors
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
Edward
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
Egypt
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
end
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
English-speaking
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
Everett
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
finally
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
four
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From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
got
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
Hale
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
hand
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
Harpers
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
instances
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
intention
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From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
interested
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From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
kept
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
kindness
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
large
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
later
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
Ledger
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
literary
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From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
Magazine
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
magazines
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
magic
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
many
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
met
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From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
mighty
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
moment
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
Monthly
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
New
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
only
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
own
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From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
paid
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
pieces
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
places
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From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
present
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From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
published
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
read
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
saw
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
sent
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
things
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
three
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
times
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From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
two
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
unerringly
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
used
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
Venice
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From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
verse
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
visits
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From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His brother, Charles Hale, later Consul-General for Egypt, whom I saw almost every moment of the two visits he paid Venice in my time, had sent it to him, after copying it in his own large, fair hand, so that it could be read.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
world
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
wrote
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From this reading I wrote many things in verse, which I sent to the magazines in every part of the English-speaking world, but they came unerringly back to me, except in three instances only, when they were kept by the editors who finally printed them.
years
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From this reading During the four years of my life in Venice the literary intention was present with me at all times and in all places.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I had not yet met him; but he interested himself in my ballad as if it had been his own.
York
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From this reading One of these pieces was published in the Atlantic Monthly; another in Harpers Magazine; the third was got into the New York Ledger through the kindness of Doctor Edward Everett Hale, who used I know not what mighty magic to that end.
