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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
afford
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
artistic
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From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
Author
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From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
Barr
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
Bow
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From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
carries
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
day
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
delightfully
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
enjoyment
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
etc
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From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
Evening
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
fancy
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
feast
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
few
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
Friend
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From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
gem
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From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
genius
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
hour
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
human
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From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
Jan
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From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
leisure
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
luminous
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
magic
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
many
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
Mrs
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
nature
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From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
Olivia
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From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
Orange
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From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
perfect
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From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
phases
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From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
PREFACE
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From this reading PREFACE.
present
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
quality
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
rarest
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
readers
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
Ribbon
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From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
romance
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From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
setting
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From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
spell
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
spread
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
Tales
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
There
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
touched
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From this reading In these "Tales"--each a perfect gem of romance, in an artistic setting--the author has touched many phases of human nature.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
Vedder's
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From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
Wife
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From this reading Author of "A Bow of Orange Ribbon," "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia," etc., etc.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
Winter
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From this reading In these "Winter Evening Tales," Mrs. Barr has spread before her readers a feast that will afford the rarest enjoyment for many a leisure hour.
writers
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From this reading There are few writers of the present day whose genius has such a luminous quality, and the spell of whose fancy carries us along so delightfully on its magic current.
