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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 For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
also
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From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
always
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From this reading I have found children always sympathetic and appreciative.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
appreciative
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From this reading I have found children always sympathetic and appreciative.
articles
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From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
book
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children
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conversed
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corner
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
dedicated
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From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
entered
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From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
few
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From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
found
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From this reading I have found children always sympathetic and appreciative.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
Hotel
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
http
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From this reading See http://www.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
letters
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life
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little
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long
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many
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
Mills
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
moods
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From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
more
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From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
newspaper
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From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
occasional
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From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
parks
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part
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patiently
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
period
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From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
persons
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play
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From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
public
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readily
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From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
reason
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From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
recluse
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
remote
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
See
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From this reading See http://www.
serious
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From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
silent
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
streets
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From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
sympathetic
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From this reading I have found children always sympathetic and appreciative.
taken
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From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
thinking
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For this reason I have readily entered into their play and their more serious moods; and for this reason, also, have dedicated this book to them and to their children.
waiting
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
world
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From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
written
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From this reading During that long period I have taken little part in the public life of the world, have written nothing beyond occasional letters and newspaper articles, and have conversed with few persons, except children in parks and streets.
www
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From this reading See http://www.
years
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From this reading For many years I have been a silent recluse, remote from the world in my little corner in the Mills Hotel, thinking and waiting patiently.
