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From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
1849
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From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
1872
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
1893
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
1907
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
1909
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
1910
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
1911
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
almost
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
anatomy
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
Baskett
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From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Birds
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
born
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From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
Bullitt
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was taken to Missouri in early life by his parents.
Carlisle
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From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
Columbian
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
comparative
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
congress
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
devoted
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
early
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From this reading He was taken to Missouri in early life by his parents.
edition
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Eggs
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
exclusively
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
Exposition
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
fiction
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
Francis
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
Governors
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
graduated
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was taken to Missouri in early life by his parents.
Hickman
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
Hints
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was taken to Missouri in early life by his parents.
History
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
James
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Judson
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Katherine
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Kentuckians
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Kentucky
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Kinship
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
lands
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
Leonard
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Life
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Literature
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Lore
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
many
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
Mary
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Meadowland
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Menefee
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Missouri
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From this reading He was taken to Missouri in early life by his parents.
Mother
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Mr
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
near
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From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
Newton
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From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
novelist
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From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
November
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From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
number
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
ornithologists
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
ornithology
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
paper
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
parents
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From this reading He was taken to Missouri in early life by his parents.
particular
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
presented
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
printed
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
respect
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
Richard
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Roberts
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Samuel
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
scientist
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From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
scientists
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
sets
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
Shown
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
Some
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
specialty
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
taken
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From this reading He was taken to Missouri in early life by his parents.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
thousand
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From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
time
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
University
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
vertebrate
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From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading James Newton Baskett, novelist and scientist, was born near Carlisle, Kentucky, November 1, 1849.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Richard Hickman Menefee._ 1907 _Kentuckians in History and Literature._ 1907 _The Life of James Francis Leonard._ 1909 _Kentucky: Mother of Governors._ 1910 _Lore of the Meadowland._ 1911 _Of this edition one thousand sets have been printed, of which this is number_ To Mary Katherine Bullitt and Samuel Judson Roberts and to their memories
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1872, since which time he has devoted himself almost exclusively to fiction and to comparative vertebrate anatomy, with ornithology as his particular specialty.
won
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
world's
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From this reading At the world's congress of ornithologists at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, Mr. Baskett presented a paper on _Some Hints at the Kinship of Birds as Shown by Their Eggs_, which won him the respect of scientists from many lands.
