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From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
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From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
absoluteadjectiveUS /ˈæbsəluːt/
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
albumnounUS /ˈælbəm/
one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading Overcome with astonishment, Edward mechanically handed him the album once more from his pocket.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Overcome with astonishment, Edward mechanically handed him the album once more from his pocket.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
ConcordnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/
capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
desknounUS /desk/
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Overcome with astonishment, Edward mechanically handed him the album once more from his pocket.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
Emerson'snounUS /ˈemərsənz/
possessive form of “emerson” — United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
enlightenmentnounUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənmənt/
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Overcome with astonishment, Edward mechanically handed him the album once more from his pocket.
handedadjectiveUS /ˈhændəd/
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Overcome with astonishment, Edward mechanically handed him the album once more from his pocket.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you a book with you?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Overcome with astonishment, Edward mechanically handed him the album once more from his pocket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You wish me to write my name?
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Overcome with astonishment, Edward mechanically handed him the album once more from his pocket.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Overcome with astonishment, Edward mechanically handed him the album once more from his pocket.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You wish me to write my name?
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You wish me to write my name?
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Overcome with astonishment, Edward mechanically handed him the album once more from his pocket.
OvercomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/
win a victory over
From this reading Overcome with astonishment, Edward mechanically handed him the album once more from his pocket.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading With pleasure.
pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
slipverbUS /slɪp/
move stealthily
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You wish me to write my name?
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
Waldo
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From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "You wish me to write my name?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading R. Waldo Emerson Concord November 22, 1881 The boy put the book into his pocket; and as he did so Emerson's eye caught the slip on his desk, in the boy's handwriting, and, with a smile of absolute enlightenment, he turned and said:
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading "You wish me to write my name?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wish me to write my name?
