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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 I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
better
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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!
Bread-and-Butter
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From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.
Crown
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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!
EAGLE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
FOOTPRINT
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
heads
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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!
how
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From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?
I'm
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From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?
lilies
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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Strangers wrote and told me so.
men
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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!
morning-glories
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From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
OTHER
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
pen
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From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Strangers wrote and told me so.
SPREAD
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
STORIES
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
Strangers
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From this reading Strangers wrote and told me so.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE FOOTPRINT, AND OTHER STORIES," "THE SPREAD EAGLE AND OTHER STORIES," ETC.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strangers wrote and told me so.
unworthy
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From this reading I'm unworthy of a pen-- These are Bread-and-Butter stories.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crown the heads of better men With lilies and with morning-glories!
wrote
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From this reading Strangers wrote and told me so.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shall I tell you how I know?