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1866
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
according
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
Act
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She does not sit still long enough to be "taken."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
Clerk's
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
Company
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
Congress
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
Court
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
distance
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
District
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
Dodd
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She does not sit still long enough to be "taken."
dresses
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From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
edition
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From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
enough
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From this reading She does not sit still long enough to be "taken."
Entered
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
find
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
girl
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
GRAVES
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
Gypsy
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From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
hard
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
hardly
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
history
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
lively
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From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She does not sit still long enough to be "taken."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
looks
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
Massachusetts
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
Mead
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
more
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
New
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
Office
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
perplexed
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From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
person
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
photograph
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
PREFACE
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
pretty
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From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
recorded
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
rightly
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From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
see
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From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
sit
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From this reading She does not sit still long enough to be "taken."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She does not sit still long enough to be "taken."
stockings
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From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
taken
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From this reading She does not sit still long enough to be "taken."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
to-day
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From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
Tom-boy
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From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
very
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From this reading I see a lively girl in pretty short dresses and very long stockings,--quite a Tom-boy, if I remember rightly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was hardly more than a girl myself, when I recorded the history of this young person; and I find it hard, at this distance, to photograph her as she looks, or ought to look to-day.
write
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From this reading Having been asked to write a preface to the new edition of the Gypsy books, I am not a little perplexed.
year
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
York
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
YOUNG
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From this reading New York Dodd, Mead and Company Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by GRAVES & YOUNG, in the Clerk's Office for the District Court of Massachusetts PREFACE.
