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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 It was a hard summer for Martin.
actively
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
all
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
away
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
business
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock.
Career
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
consolation
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From this reading The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock.
deadlock
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From this reading The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock.
decision
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock.
early
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
editors
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
effected
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From this reading The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock.
efforts
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a hard summer for Martin.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock.
hard
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From this reading It was a hard summer for Martin.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hard summer for Martin.
ManuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
manuscripts
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From this reading For these manuscripts he never received a penny.
Martin
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From this reading It was a hard summer for Martin.
months
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
more
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For these manuscripts he never received a penny.
Northeast
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
now
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
Only
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
ordinarily
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
Pearl-diving
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
penny
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From this reading For these manuscripts he never received a penny.
postage
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From this reading The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock.
publications
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
readers
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
received
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From this reading For these manuscripts he never received a penny.
remain
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
retained
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
robber-publications
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
saving
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From this reading The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock.
Sea
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
summer
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From this reading It was a hard summer for Martin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The consolation he drew from it was that a saving in postage was effected by the deadlock.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For these manuscripts he never received a penny.
three
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
Trades
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
Turtle-catching
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From this reading Only the robber-publications seemed to remain actively in business, and to them Martin disposed of all his early efforts, such as “Pearl-diving,” “The Sea as a Career,” “Turtle-catching,” and “The Northeast Trades.”
vacation
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a hard summer for Martin.
weeks
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From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Manuscript readers and editors were away on vacation, and publications that ordinarily returned a decision in three weeks now retained his manuscript for three months or more.
