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1000
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
1250
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1899
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1900
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
all
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From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Child Verse: Poems Grave and Gay Poems Grave & Gay by John.
appeared
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
B
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From this reading B. Tabb Small, Maynard & Company.
belong
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From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
Boston
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Child Verse: Poems Grave and Gay Poems Grave & Gay by John.
Child
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From this reading Child Verse: Poems Grave and Gay Poems Grave & Gay by John.
Churchill
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
class
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From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
Companion
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
Company
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From this reading B. Tabb Small, Maynard & Company.
contents
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From this reading Most of the contents, however, is new._ J. B. T. Ring!
copies
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
December
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
Edition
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
First
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
Gay
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From this reading Child Verse: Poems Grave and Gay Poems Grave & Gay by John.
Grave
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From this reading Child Verse: Poems Grave and Gay Poems Grave & Gay by John.
Harper's
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Most of the contents, however, is new._ J. B. T. Ring!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
Independent
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Most of the contents, however, is new._ J. B. T. Ring!
J
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From this reading Most of the contents, however, is new._ J. B. T. Ring!
John
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From this reading Child Verse: Poems Grave and Gay Poems Grave & Gay by John.
Lyrics
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From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
Maynard
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From this reading B. Tabb Small, Maynard & Company.
Most
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From this reading Most of the contents, however, is new._ J. B. T. Ring!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
new
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From this reading Most of the contents, however, is new._ J. B. T. Ring!
Nicholas
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
November
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
other
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
others
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
People
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
places
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
Poems
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From this reading Child Verse: Poems Grave and Gay Poems Grave & Gay by John.
Press
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
published
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
reprint
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From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
Ring
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From this reading Most of the contents, however, is new._ J. B. T. Ring!
Rockwell
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
S
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
School
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
Second
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
Small
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From this reading B. Tabb Small, Maynard & Company.
Some
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
St
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
Sunday
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
T
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From this reading Most of the contents, however, is new._ J. B. T. Ring!
Tabb
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From this reading B. Tabb Small, Maynard & Company.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
think
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From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
Times
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this class belong, I think, all I reprint from my Poems and Lyrics.
U
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
Verse
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From this reading Child Verse: Poems Grave and Gay Poems Grave & Gay by John.
verses
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
Young
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
Youth's
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From this reading Boston 1900 _First Edition (1250 copies) November, 1899_ _Second Edition (1000 copies) December, 1899_ _The Rockwell and Churchill Press_ _Boston, U.S.A._ _Some of these verses have appeared in other places: one in St. Nicholas, one in Harper's Young People; and the Sunday School Times, the Youth's Companion, and the Independent have each published others.
