1909
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From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
1910
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1913
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From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
Allinson
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
CitizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
CopyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
electrotyped
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Francis
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From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
the literary culture
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
MacMillan
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From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
MonthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
Phrase-Maker
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From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
Poet'snounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
PrintedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published September, 1913.
reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Published September, 1913.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
TollnounUS /toʊl/
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Three of the papers in this volume have already appeared in _The Atlantic Monthly:_ "A Poet's Toll," "The Phrase-Maker," and "A Roman Citizen."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Author with Francis G. Allinson of "Greek Lands and Letters" New York The MacMillan Company All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Copyright, 1909, 1910, 1913, by the Atlantic Monthly Company.
