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My Literary Passions
My Literary Passions

Chapter I

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MY LITERARY PASSIONS
By William Dean Howells
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL.
I.
THE BOOKCASE AT HOME II.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

My Literary Passions

Chapter I

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MY LITERARY PASSIONS
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By William Dean Howells
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL.
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I.
/aɪ/
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THE BOOKCASE AT HOME II.
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ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE BOOKCASE AT HOME II.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL

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From this reading BIBLIOGRAPHICAL.

BOOKCASE

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From this reading THE BOOKCASE AT HOME II.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By William Dean Howells

Dean

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From this reading By William Dean Howells

HOME

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From this reading THE BOOKCASE AT HOME II.

Howells

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From this reading By William Dean Howells

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I.

II

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From this reading THE BOOKCASE AT HOME II.

LITERARY

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MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

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PASSIONS

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE BOOKCASE AT HOME II.

William

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From this reading By William Dean Howells