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1915
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
2nd
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
all
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
blue
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
book
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From this reading Out of my love I warn them to keep clear of this book.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
cannot
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
clear
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From this reading Out of my love I warn them to keep clear of this book.
collection
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From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
commonwealth
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From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
crude
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From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
dynamite
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
Edition
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
Eighth
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
flying
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From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
foundations
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From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
go
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
handed
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From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
head
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
imperfections
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
improved
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
keep
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From this reading Out of my love I warn them to keep clear of this book.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
late
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From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
literature
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
love
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
moment
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From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
much
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From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Out of my love I warn them to keep clear of this book.
net
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
now
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of my love I warn them to keep clear of this book.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
Out
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From this reading Out of my love I warn them to keep clear of this book.
papers
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From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
pencil
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
people
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
pretty
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From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
Published
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
rather
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From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
rule
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From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
September
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
seriously
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From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
shaken
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From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
shapeless
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From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
stand
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From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
subjects
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From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Out of my love I warn them to keep clear of this book.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out of my love I warn them to keep clear of this book.
too
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From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand.
vices
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
vital
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From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
warn
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From this reading Out of my love I warn them to keep clear of this book.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _First Published (Eighth Edition) at IS. net September 2nd 1915_ I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They must go out now, with all their imperfections on their head, or rather on mine; for their vices are too vital to be improved with a blue pencil, or with anything I can think of, except dynamite.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
written
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From this reading They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had been handed in the moment after.
