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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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addressed
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alterations
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In that case, doubtless, commentators will be "raised up" to make exposition of its full meaning, with possibly an added meaning read into it by themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many of the verses in this book are republished, with considerable alterations, from various newspapers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
away
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From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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book
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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care
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From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
case
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censure
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Coast
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collection
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commend
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commentators
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considerable
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considered
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contents
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defense
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From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
doubtless
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easily
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
especially
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events
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exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
explanation
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From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
exposition
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familiar
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few
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Many of the verses in this book are republished, with considerable alterations, from various newspapers.
full
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
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hope
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many of the verses in this book are republished, with considerable alterations, from various newspapers.
includes
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interest
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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intrinsic
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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less
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Many
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matter
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
meaning
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To one having only a reader's interest in the matter it may easily seem that the verses relating to those might more properly have been omitted from this collection.
more
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motives
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From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
newspapers
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From this reading Many of the verses in this book are republished, with considerable alterations, from various newspapers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
now
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From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many of the verses in this book are republished, with considerable alterations, from various newspapers.
omitted
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To one having only a reader's interest in the matter it may easily seem that the verses relating to those might more properly have been omitted from this collection.
only
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
others
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Pacific
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partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
people
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persons
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possibly
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properly
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raised
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read
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reader's
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reference
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From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
relating
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republished
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republishing
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From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
seem
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
some
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sufficient
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many of the verses in this book are republished, with considerable alterations, from various newspapers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In that case, doubtless, commentators will be "raised up" to make exposition of its full meaning, with possibly an added meaning read into it by themselves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Many of the verses in this book are republished, with considerable alterations, from various newspapers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
up
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various
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verses
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From this reading Many of the verses in this book are republished, with considerable alterations, from various newspapers.
volume
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In that case, doubtless, commentators will be "raised up" to make exposition of its full meaning, with possibly an added meaning read into it by themselves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many of the verses in this book are republished, with considerable alterations, from various newspapers.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The collection includes few not relating to persons and events more or less familiar to the people of the Pacific Coast--to whom the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though, not without a hope that some part of the contents may be found to have sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others.
writing
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From this reading Of my motives in writing, and in now republishing, I do not care to make either defense or explanation, except with reference to those persons who since my first censure of them have passed away.
