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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 "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
any
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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
aside
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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
back
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From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.
backward
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From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
came
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From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.
containing
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
continues
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
Deceased
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
demand
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
disappoint
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
due
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From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
eager
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
editor
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From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
favorite
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From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
finished
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From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
go
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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
intend
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
lay
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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
new
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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
number
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
periodical
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From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
rate
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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
readers
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
retained
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From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.
see
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
sent
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From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
Sister
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
some
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From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
stories
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
then
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From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
warmly
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From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
weeks
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From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
Wife's
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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
work
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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
wrote
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From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
