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1887
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _They have already been included in the Edinburgh Edition of the author’s works_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
arrangement
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
author's
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
benefit
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
Book
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
carry
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
collection
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
death
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
departure
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
desirable
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
Edinburgh
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From this reading _They have already been included in the Edinburgh Edition of the author’s works_.
Edition
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From this reading _They have already been included in the Edinburgh Edition of the author’s works_.
editions
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
editor
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
end
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
England
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
etc
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
final
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
following
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
form
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
future
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _They have already been included in the Edinburgh Edition of the author’s works_.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
home
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
III
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
included
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From this reading _They have already been included in the Edinburgh Edition of the author’s works_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
months
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
naming
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
Notes
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
orders
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
original
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
out
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
places
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
Poems
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
possess
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
Posthumous
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
present
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
principally
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
proposed
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
publication
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
publish
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
sent
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
separately
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
several
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
some
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
Songs
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
suggestion
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
times
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
titles
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
Travel
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
tried
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
Underwoods
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From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
various
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
verses
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
volume
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From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _This suggestion it is proposed to carry out_; _but in the meantime_, _for the benefit of those who possess_ “_Underwoods_” _in its original form_, _it has been thought desirable to publish them separately in the present volume_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _He had tried them in several different orders and under several different titles_, _as_ “_Songs and Notes of Travel_,” “_Posthumous Poems_,” _etc._, _and in the end left their naming and arrangement to the present editor_, _with the suggestion that they should be added as Book III. to future editions of_ “_Underwoods_.”
works
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From this reading _They have already been included in the Edinburgh Edition of the author’s works_.
written
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From this reading _The following collection of verses_, _written at various times and places_, _principally after the author’s final departure from England in_ 1887, _was sent home by him for publication some months before his death_.
XXI
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From this reading XXI.
