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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 The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
Academies
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From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
addressed
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From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
Anthony
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
avoid
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From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
Black
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
BloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
book
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
certainly
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From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
conclude
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
critics
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From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
dedicated
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From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
difficulty
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
effort
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From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
End
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
excellent
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
food
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
forced
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
fortunately
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
friends
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From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
give
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
Gold
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
grocer
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
Happy
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
Head
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
Iron
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
Java
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
Lay
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
made
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
middlemen
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From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
Mountain
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
neighbor
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From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
now
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
Pennys
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
pleasure
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
purpose
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
reason
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
reprehensibly
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From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
requests
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
responsibility
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From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
stories
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
then
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
Three
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From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
times
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Happy End Java Head Gold And Iron The Three Black Pennys Mountain Blood The Lay Anthony These stories have but one purpose--to give pleasure; and they have been made into a book at the requests of those I have fortunately pleased.
varying
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From this reading They brought me, in times of varying difficulty, food; and for that excellent reason I am forced to conclude that, then as now, I am responsible to my grocer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not to critics, not middlemen, nor the Academies of which I am so reprehensibly ignorant; not, certainly, to my neighbor.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, this is not an effort to avoid my responsibility: but to whom?
writing
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From this reading It is, therefore, to such friends of my writing that they are addressed and dedicated.
