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1892
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From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
1893
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From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
appear
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From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
attempt
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From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
begun
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From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
book
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From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
days
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From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
finished
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From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
general
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From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
greater
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From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
indeed
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From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
judged
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From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
libraries
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From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
made
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From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
novel
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From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
out
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From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
Pierre
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From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
public
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From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
publication
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From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
published
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From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
sale
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From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
sea
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From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
serial
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From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
serially
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From this reading It did not appear serially; indeed, I made no attempt at serial publication.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
stories
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From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
summer
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From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
taken
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From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
three
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From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
three-decker
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From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
two
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From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
volumes
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From this reading Every novel of mine written until 1893 was published in two or three volumes, and the sale to the libraries was greater than the sale to the general public.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This book was begun in 1892 at the time when the Pierre stories were being written, and it was finished in the summer of 1893.
whole
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From this reading I had a feeling that as it was to be my first novel, it should be judged as a whole and taken at a gasp, as it were.
written
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From this reading This novel was written in the days of the three-decker, and it went out to sea as such.
