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1804
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From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
1811
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1851
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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 The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
Alonzo
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appear
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appeared
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
author
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Barometer
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based
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Boston
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
Chronology
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From this reading Chronology of the Story Quotations Other Editions Errors and Inconsistencies] THE UNFEELING FATHER.
Daniel
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dialogue
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e-text
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edition
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Editions
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From this reading Chronology of the Story Quotations Other Editions Errors and Inconsistencies] THE UNFEELING FATHER.
editor
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From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
Errors
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FATHER
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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giving
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Note that the standard punctuation for dialogue is "To this place, said Melissa, have I taken many a solitary walk...."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Note that the standard punctuation for dialogue is "To this place, said Melissa, have I taken many a solitary walk...."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
Inconsistencies
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From this reading Chronology of the Story Quotations Other Editions Errors and Inconsistencies] THE UNFEELING FATHER.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Isaac
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Jackson
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Jr
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many
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Melissa
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Mitchell
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N
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From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
newspaper's
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From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
Note
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This e-text is based on the 1851 Boston edition of _Alonzo and Melissa_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This e-text is based on the 1851 Boston edition of _Alonzo and Melissa_.
originally
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Other
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From this reading Chronology of the Story Quotations Other Editions Errors and Inconsistencies] THE UNFEELING FATHER.
Pirated
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place
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Political
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Poughkeepsie
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From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
punctuation
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Quotations
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From this reading Chronology of the Story Quotations Other Editions Errors and Inconsistencies] THE UNFEELING FATHER.
said
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serial
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From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
solitary
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standard
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story
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From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
taken
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From this reading Note that the standard punctuation for dialogue is "To this place, said Melissa, have I taken many a solitary walk...."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Note that the standard punctuation for dialogue is "To this place, said Melissa, have I taken many a solitary walk...."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This e-text is based on the 1851 Boston edition of _Alonzo and Melissa_.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This e-text is based on the 1851 Boston edition of _Alonzo and Melissa_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pirated versions began to appear in 1811, giving Daniel Jackson, Jr., as author.
UNFEELING
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From this reading Chronology of the Story Quotations Other Editions Errors and Inconsistencies] THE UNFEELING FATHER.
versions
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walk
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weekly
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From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
written
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From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
Y
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From this reading The story originally appeared in 1804 as a serial in the weekly _Political Barometer_ of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., written by the newspaper's editor, Isaac Mitchell.
