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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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admirable
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ago
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Alfred
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amusement
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Arrow
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
attempts
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audience
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author
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From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
Black
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
book
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
constancy
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From this reading That others may display more constancy is still my hope.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
display
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From this reading That others may display more constancy is still my hope.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
fly-leaf
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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gained
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goes
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
hope
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From this reading That others may display more constancy is still my hope.
humour
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
imprimatur
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
indeed
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
interest
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
joint
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knows
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lack
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
lacks
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From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
lives
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From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That others may display more constancy is still my hope.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
more
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Mr
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From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
now
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occasion
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
only
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
others
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From this reading That others may display more constancy is still my hope.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
pain
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
particular
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pertinacity
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peruse
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Phillips
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place
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R
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From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
read
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reason
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rivalry
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From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
say
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From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
slip
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
strange
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stranger
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suffered
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From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
tale
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From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now here is a volume that goes into the world and lacks your _imprimatur_: a strange thing in our joint lives; and the reason of it stranger still!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
unavailing
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
unsleeping
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From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
volume
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
watched
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From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
watchfulness
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From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
well
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From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
world
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written
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From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
years
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From this reading The tale was written years ago for a particular audience and (I may say) in rivalry with a particular author; I think I should do well to name him, Mr. Alfred R. Phillips.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have watched with interest, with pain, and at length with amusement, your unavailing attempts to peruse _The Black Arrow_; and I think I should lack humour indeed, if I let the occasion slip and did not place your name in the fly-leaf of the only book of mine that you have never read--and never will read.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No one but myself knows what I have suffered, nor what my books have gained, by your unsleeping watchfulness and admirable pertinacity.
