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1877
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
accepted
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
accordance
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN The _Burns_ herein mentioned is an article undertaken in the early summer of the same year for the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
announced
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From this reading The volume here announced on the three Scottish eighteenth-century poets unfortunately never came into being.
appeared
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
article
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autumn
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The volume here announced on the three Scottish eighteenth-century poets unfortunately never came into being.
Britannica
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Burns
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came
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From this reading The volume here announced on the three Scottish eighteenth-century poets unfortunately never came into being.
Charles
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
COLVIN
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convey
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
Cornhill
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
critical
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
December
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
duly
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
early
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eighteenth-century
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Encyclopaedia
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end
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
essay
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
following
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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frankly
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The volume here announced on the three Scottish eighteenth-century poets unfortunately never came into being.
herein
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN The _Burns_ herein mentioned is an article undertaken in the early summer of the same year for the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN The _Burns_ herein mentioned is an article undertaken in the early summer of the same year for the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The volume here announced on the three Scottish eighteenth-century poets unfortunately never came into being.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN The _Burns_ herein mentioned is an article undertaken in the early summer of the same year for the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
L
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From this reading R. L. S.
labours
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
Lodging
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
Magazine
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
mentioned
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The volume here announced on the three Scottish eighteenth-century poets unfortunately never came into being.
Night
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN The _Burns_ herein mentioned is an article undertaken in the early summer of the same year for the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The volume here announced on the three Scottish eighteenth-century poets unfortunately never came into being.
Orleans
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
paying
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
poet
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
poets
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Professor
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
publishers
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
R
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From this reading R. L. S.
S
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From this reading R. L. S.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Scotch
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
Scottish
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Shairp
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
SIDNEY
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Stevenson's
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
story
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
summer
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task
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN The _Burns_ herein mentioned is an article undertaken in the early summer of the same year for the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
theme
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
three
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From this reading The volume here announced on the three Scottish eighteenth-century poets unfortunately never came into being.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN The _Burns_ herein mentioned is an article undertaken in the early summer of the same year for the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
too
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
tradition
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
transferred
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
undertaken
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unfortunately
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From this reading The volume here announced on the three Scottish eighteenth-century poets unfortunately never came into being.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
view
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
Villon
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From this reading The _Charles of Orleans_ essay appeared in the Cornhill Magazine for December of the following year; that on Villon (with the story on the same theme, _A Lodging for the Night_) not until the autumn of 1877.
volume
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From this reading The volume here announced on the three Scottish eighteenth-century poets unfortunately never came into being.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
work
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From this reading In the end Stevenson's work was thought to convey a view of the poet too frankly critical, and too little in accordance with the accepted Scotch tradition; and the publishers, duly paying him for his labours, transferred the task to Professor Shairp.
year
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