Chapter I
BIGLOW PAPERS. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_." THIRD ENGLISH EDITION. Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
The Biglow Papers
Chapter I
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BIGLOW
PAPERS.
BY
JAMES
RUSSELL
LOWELL.
NEWLY
EDITED,
WITH
A
PREFACE
BY
THE
AUTHOR
OF
"_TOM
BROWN'S
SCHOOL-DAYS_."
THIRD
ENGLISH
EDITION.
Minor
typographical
errors
have
been
corrected
without
note.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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BIGLOW
PAPERS.
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BY
JAMES
RUSSELL
LOWELL.
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NEWLY
EDITED,
WITH
A
PREFACE
BY
THE
AUTHOR
OF
"_TOM
BROWN'S
SCHOOL-DAYS_."
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THIRD
ENGLISH
EDITION.
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Minor
typographical
errors
have
been
corrected
without
note.
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.”
THIRD
noun
US /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THIRD ENGLISH EDITION.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
AUTHOR
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From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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BIGLOW
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From this reading BIGLOW PAPERS.
BROWN'S
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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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corrected
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EDITED
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From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
EDITION
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From this reading THIRD ENGLISH EDITION.
ENGLISH
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From this reading THIRD ENGLISH EDITION.
errors
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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JAMES
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From this reading BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
LOWELL
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From this reading BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
Minor
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NEWLY
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From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
note
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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PAPERS
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From this reading BIGLOW PAPERS.
PREFACE
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From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
RUSSELL
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From this reading BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
SCHOOL-DAYS
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From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
THIRDnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THIRD ENGLISH EDITION.
TOM
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From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
typographical
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WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NEWLY EDITED, WITH A PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR OF "_TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL-DAYS_."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.