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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading M. Henry Bordeaux’s latest novel, “The Fear of Living,” appeared several months ago, at a season when the “summer novel” was flourishing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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ago
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That season belongs to the big purveyors of commercial literature and is not the time at which to speak of a real writer.
appeared
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading M. Henry Bordeaux’s latest novel, “The Fear of Living,” appeared several months ago, at a season when the “summer novel” was flourishing.
belongs
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best
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From this reading It is one of the best novels that has appeared for a long time.
big
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book
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Bordeaux's
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I have, therefore, purposely postponed until to-day my few words about this book, which both public and press have welcomed warmly, but without sufficiently marking its true place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have, therefore, purposely postponed until to-day my few words about this book, which both public and press have welcomed warmly, but without sufficiently marking its true place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It contrasts, by its vivid originality, with everything that the storytellers of to-day give us.
commercial
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From this reading That season belongs to the big purveyors of commercial literature and is not the time at which to speak of a real writer.
contrasts
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It contrasts, by its vivid originality, with everything that the storytellers of to-day give us.
Fear
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few
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flourishing
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is one of the best novels that has appeared for a long time.
give
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From this reading It contrasts, by its vivid originality, with everything that the storytellers of to-day give us.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is one of the best novels that has appeared for a long time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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Henry
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have, therefore, purposely postponed until to-day my few words about this book, which both public and press have welcomed warmly, but without sufficiently marking its true place.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That season belongs to the big purveyors of commercial literature and is not the time at which to speak of a real writer.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is one of the best novels that has appeared for a long time.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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latest
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literature
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Living
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long
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M
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marking
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months
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have, therefore, purposely postponed until to-day my few words about this book, which both public and press have welcomed warmly, but without sufficiently marking its true place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That season belongs to the big purveyors of commercial literature and is not the time at which to speak of a real writer.
novel
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From this reading M. Henry Bordeaux’s latest novel, “The Fear of Living,” appeared several months ago, at a season when the “summer novel” was flourishing.
novels
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From this reading It is one of the best novels that has appeared for a long time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading M. Henry Bordeaux’s latest novel, “The Fear of Living,” appeared several months ago, at a season when the “summer novel” was flourishing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is one of the best novels that has appeared for a long time.
originality
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place
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postponed
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press
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public
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purposely
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purveyors
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real
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season
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From this reading M. Henry Bordeaux’s latest novel, “The Fear of Living,” appeared several months ago, at a season when the “summer novel” was flourishing.
several
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speak
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From this reading That season belongs to the big purveyors of commercial literature and is not the time at which to speak of a real writer.
storytellers
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sufficiently
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summer
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From this reading M. Henry Bordeaux’s latest novel, “The Fear of Living,” appeared several months ago, at a season when the “summer novel” was flourishing.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That season belongs to the big purveyors of commercial literature and is not the time at which to speak of a real writer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. Henry Bordeaux’s latest novel, “The Fear of Living,” appeared several months ago, at a season when the “summer novel” was flourishing.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I have, therefore, purposely postponed until to-day my few words about this book, which both public and press have welcomed warmly, but without sufficiently marking its true place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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time
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From this reading That season belongs to the big purveyors of commercial literature and is not the time at which to speak of a real writer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That season belongs to the big purveyors of commercial literature and is not the time at which to speak of a real writer.
to-day
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true
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I have, therefore, purposely postponed until to-day my few words about this book, which both public and press have welcomed warmly, but without sufficiently marking its true place.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It contrasts, by its vivid originality, with everything that the storytellers of to-day give us.
vivid
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warmly
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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 M. Henry Bordeaux’s latest novel, “The Fear of Living,” appeared several months ago, at a season when the “summer novel” was flourishing.
welcomed
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading M. Henry Bordeaux’s latest novel, “The Fear of Living,” appeared several months ago, at a season when the “summer novel” was flourishing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That season belongs to the big purveyors of commercial literature and is not the time at which to speak of a real writer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It contrasts, by its vivid originality, with everything that the storytellers of to-day give us.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I have, therefore, purposely postponed until to-day my few words about this book, which both public and press have welcomed warmly, but without sufficiently marking its true place.
words
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writer
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From this reading That season belongs to the big purveyors of commercial literature and is not the time at which to speak of a real writer.
