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The Middle Years

Chapter I

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_The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.
_It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.
The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.
They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.
A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Middle Years

Chapter I

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.
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_It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.
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The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.
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They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.
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A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “_It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.”

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.”

Length noun US /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading “_It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “_The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “_The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.”

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1914

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From this reading The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn 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 _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

all

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

allusion

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

aside

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From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

author

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From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

autobiographical

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

autumn

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From this reading The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

book

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

Brother

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From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

chapters

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From this reading The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.

completed

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

corrected

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

cover

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

deferred

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

designed

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From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

dictated

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From this reading The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.

dictating

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.

end

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From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

evident

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

extend

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From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

few

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

final

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

follow

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From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

following

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

given

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

Henry

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

indication

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

intended

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

James

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

laid

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From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

lengthnounUS /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

lived

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

marking

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

Middle

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

Notes

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From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

other

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From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

own

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

pages

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

paragraphs

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

period

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

precise

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

printednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

reminiscences

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

represent

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

revised

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From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

revision

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

slips

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

Son

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From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

stories

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

taken

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

there

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

two

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

unfinished

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

used

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

usually

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From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

volume

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _It was designed to follow on_ Notes of a Son and Brother _and to extend to about the same length.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The chapters here printed were dictated during the autumn of 1914.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

work

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From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading A few quite evident slips have been corrected and the marking of the paragraphs--which he usually deferred till the final revision--has been completed._ _In dictating_ The Middle Years _he used no notes, and beyond an allusion or two in the unfinished volume itself there is no indication of the course which the book would have taken or the precise period it was intended to cover_.

write

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.

year

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From this reading They were laid aside for other work toward the end of the year and were not revised by the author.

Years

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From this reading _The following pages represent all that Henry James lived to write of a volume of autobiographical reminiscences to which he had given the name of one of his own short stories_, The Middle Years.