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1850
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
1856
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
accessible
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From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
also
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From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
ambitious
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
answer
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From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
appeal
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From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
book
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
CHAPIN
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
collected
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collection
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
cover
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
criticism
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
curiously
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
demand
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From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
follow
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
fresh
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
friendship
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
gathered
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
growing
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From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
Harper's
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
Hawthorne
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
HENRY
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
heretofore
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
homely
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
humor
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
interesting
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
Introductory
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
light
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
literary
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Longer
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
magazines
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
Massachusetts
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Melville
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
Melville's
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
more
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
Mosses
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
neighbors
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
Note
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
now
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From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
only
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
other
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
particularly
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
personal
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
phrased
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
Piazza
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
piece
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
pieces
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
Pittsfield
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
prose
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
published
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
Putnam's
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
reprinted
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
reprints
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From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
response
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From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
richly
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
sketches
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
some
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
subjects
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
Tales
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
title
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
treated
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
variety
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From this reading The other sketches cover a variety of homely subjects treated by Melville with a fresh humor, richly phrased and curiously personal.
various
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
viewed
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From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
ways
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Hawthorne and His Mosses," the only piece of criticism in this collection, is particularly interesting viewed in the light of Melville's friendship with Hawthorne while they were neighbors at Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
work
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From this reading This has now been done not only to answer a growing demand for accessible reprints of Melville's work but also in response to the literary appeal of the sketches themselves.
written
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From this reading Longer and in some ways more ambitious prose pieces written about this same time have been collected under the title of "Piazza Tales," but none of the sketches which follow have heretofore been gathered into a book.
years
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From this reading _With an Introductory Note by_ HENRY CHAPIN _The various prose sketches here reprinted were first published by Melville, some in Harper's and some in Putnam's magazines, during the years from 1850 to 1856.
