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1848
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
1858
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was during his second summer at Walden that Thoreau made his first visit to the Maine woods.
Atlantic
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
book
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From this reading The book was edited by his friend William Ellery Channing.
Boston
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The book was edited by his friend William Ellery Channing.
Channing
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From this reading The book was edited by his friend William Ellery Channing.
Chesuncook
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
collected
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Company
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
composed
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From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
Copies
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
David
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
death
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
divisions
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From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was during his second summer at Walden that Thoreau made his first visit to the Maine woods.
edited
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From this reading The book was edited by his friend William Ellery Channing.
Edition
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Ellery
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From this reading The book was edited by his friend William Ellery Channing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
friend
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From this reading The book was edited by his friend William Ellery Channing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Henry
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Houghton
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Hundred
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
Ktaadn
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
Limited
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
made
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From this reading It was during his second summer at Walden that Thoreau made his first visit to the Maine woods.
Magazine
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
Maine
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
ManuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
material
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From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
MDCCCCVI
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Mifflin
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Monthly
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
New
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Number
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
paper
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
print
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From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
published
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
second
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Six
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
summer
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From this reading It was during his second summer at Walden that Thoreau made his first visit to the Maine woods.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was during his second summer at Walden that Thoreau made his first visit to the Maine woods.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Thoreau
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Thoreau's
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
title
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
two
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From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
Union
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From this reading “Ktaadn and the Maine Woods” was the title of a paper printed in 1848 in _The Union Magazine_, and “Chesuncook” was published in _The Atlantic Monthly_ in 1858.
visit
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From this reading It was during his second summer at Walden that Thoreau made his first visit to the Maine woods.
volume
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Walden
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From this reading It was during his second summer at Walden that Thoreau made his first visit to the Maine woods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of the material which composed it, the first two divisions were already in print.
William
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From this reading The book was edited by his friend William Ellery Channing.
Woods
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
Writings
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
York
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From this reading The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Manuscript Edition Limited to Six Hundred Copies Number ---- The Writings of Henry David Thoreau Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI The Maine Woods was the second volume collected from his writings after Thoreau’s death.
