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From this reading 1909.
AMBROSEnounUS /ˈæmbroʊz/
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading AMBROSE BIERCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The selection of its contents was not made by me, but the choice has my approval and the publication my authority.
approvalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/
the formal act of approving
From this reading The selection of its contents was not made by me, but the choice has my approval and the publication my authority.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading The selection of its contents was not made by me, but the choice has my approval and the publication my authority.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
BIERCEnounUS /bɪrs/
United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)
From this reading AMBROSE BIERCE.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The selection of its contents was not made by me, but the choice has my approval and the publication my authority.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading The selection of its contents was not made by me, but the choice has my approval and the publication my authority.
CollectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading The selection of its contents was not made by me, but the choice has my approval and the publication my authority.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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the specified day of the month
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
includedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdəd/
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The selection of its contents was not made by me, but the choice has my approval and the publication my authority.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
march in a procession
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The selection of its contents was not made by me, but the choice has my approval and the publication my authority.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The selection of its contents was not made by me, but the choice has my approval and the publication my authority.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
selectionnounUS /səˈlekʃən/
the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading The selection of its contents was not made by me, but the choice has my approval and the publication my authority.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
unforeseenadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn/
not anticipated
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IT WAS expected that this book would be included in my "Collected Works" now in course of publication, but unforeseen delay in the date of publication has made this impossible.
