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10
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From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
1909
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From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
1914
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From this reading It was composed during the summer of_ 1914.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
alteration
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From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
chapter
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From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
composed
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From this reading It was composed during the summer of_ 1914.
consist
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
correction
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From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
death
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
designed
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was composed during the summer of_ 1914.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
few
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From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
full
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From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
grown
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From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
Henry
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
illness
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From this reading _Of this the opening scenes had been sketched and a few pages written when it was interrupted by illness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Of this the opening scenes had been sketched and a few pages written when it was interrupted by illness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was composed during the summer of_ 1914.
Ivory
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
James
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
novel
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From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
novels
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
obvious
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From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
only
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From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
opening
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From this reading _Of this the opening scenes had been sketched and a few pages written when it was interrupted by illness.
out
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From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
pages
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From this reading _Of this the opening scenes had been sketched and a few pages written when it was interrupted by illness.
planned
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From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
scenes
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From this reading _Of this the opening scenes had been sketched and a few pages written when it was interrupted by illness.
seems
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From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
sketched
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From this reading _Of this the opening scenes had been sketched and a few pages written when it was interrupted by illness.
slips
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From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
summer
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From this reading It was composed during the summer of_ 1914.
ten
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Of this the opening scenes had been sketched and a few pages written when it was interrupted by illness.
Three
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From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
Tower
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
two
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
unfinished
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From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Of this the opening scenes had been sketched and a few pages written when it was interrupted by illness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Ivory Tower, _one of the two novels which Henry James left unfinished at his death, was designed to consist of ten books.
winter
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From this reading _The novel seems to have grown out of another which had been planned by Henry James in the winter of_ 1909-10.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
written
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From this reading Three only of these were written, with one chapter of the fourth, and except for the correction of a few obvious slips the fragment is here printed in full and without alteration.
