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From this reading Walter Crane To the Possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter Crane's Compliments _Page_ 9.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book still belongs to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the original, some titles use V for U and I for J. This has been preserved in this e-book.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
Baby's
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From this reading Walter Crane To the Possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter Crane's Compliments _Page_ 9.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the original, some titles use V for U and I for J. This has been preserved in this e-book.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
belongs
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book
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Bouquet
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From this reading Walter Crane To the Possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter Crane's Compliments _Page_ 9.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
Co
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
Compliments
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From this reading Walter Crane To the Possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter Crane's Compliments _Page_ 9.
Condensed
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
corrected
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Crane
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From this reading Walter Crane To the Possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter Crane's Compliments _Page_ 9.
Crane's
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From this reading Walter Crane To the Possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter Crane's Compliments _Page_ 9.
credit
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disposal
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
e-book
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early
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
errors
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Fables
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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formatting
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Frederick
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
friend
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book still belongs to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book still belongs to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the original, some titles use V for U and I for J. This has been preserved in this e-book.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inconsistent
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J
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kindly
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
LINTON
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
London
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
master
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
Morals
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
MS
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
New
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
noted
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obvious
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
Opera
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From this reading Walter Crane To the Possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter Crane's Compliments _Page_ 9.
original
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Page
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From this reading Walter Crane To the Possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter Crane's Compliments _Page_ 9.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book still belongs to him.
Pictorially
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
placed
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
Pointed
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
Portable
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
Possessors
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From this reading Walter Crane To the Possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter Crane's Compliments _Page_ 9.
preserved
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punctuation
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Rhyme
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
rhymed
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
some
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Spelling
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book still belongs to him.
thank
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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From this reading I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book still belongs to him.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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titles
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
touch
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From this reading I have added a touch here and there, but the credit of this part of the book still belongs to him.
U
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use
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V
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version
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
W
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
Walter
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From this reading Walter Crane To the Possessors of "Baby's Opera" & "Baby's Bouquet" with Walter Crane's Compliments _Page_ 9.
Warne
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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York
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From this reading Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals Pictorially Pointed by London Frederick Warne and Co. and New York For this rhymed version of the Fables I have to thank my early friend and master W.J. LINTON, who kindly placed the MS. at my disposal.
