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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 To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
ages
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From this reading These nine worthies have been brought together from many different ages and countries.
allowed
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
appeared
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From this reading One appeared in the _New Quarterly_, one in _Macmillan's_, and the rest in the _Cornhill Magazine_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
best
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brought
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From this reading These nine worthies have been brought together from many different ages and countries.
collected
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considerable
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
Copies
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copy
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Cornhill
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From this reading One appeared in the _New Quarterly_, one in _Macmillan's_, and the rest in the _Cornhill Magazine_.
countries
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From this reading These nine worthies have been brought together from many different ages and countries.
debt
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different
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From this reading These nine worthies have been brought together from many different ages and countries.
double
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
EDITION
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editors
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eye
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first
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These studies are collected from the monthly press.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
LOUIS
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Macmillan's
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From this reading One appeared in the _New Quarterly_, one in _Macmillan's_, and the rest in the _Cornhill Magazine_.
Magazine
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From this reading One appeared in the _New Quarterly_, one in _Macmillan's_, and the rest in the _Cornhill Magazine_.
many
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From this reading These nine worthies have been brought together from many different ages and countries.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
monthly
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From this reading These studies are collected from the monthly press.
New
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From this reading One appeared in the _New Quarterly_, one in _Macmillan's_, and the rest in the _Cornhill Magazine_.
nine
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From this reading These nine worthies have been brought together from many different ages and countries.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One appeared in the _New Quarterly_, one in _Macmillan's_, and the rest in the _Cornhill Magazine_.
only
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From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
owe
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
press
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From this reading These studies are collected from the monthly press.
printed
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proprietors
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
Quarterly
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From this reading One appeared in the _New Quarterly_, one in _Macmillan's_, and the rest in the _Cornhill Magazine_.
received
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
republish
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rest
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From this reading One appeared in the _New Quarterly_, one in _Macmillan's_, and the rest in the _Cornhill Magazine_.
ROBERT
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sale
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second
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
Sixty
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From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
society
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
STEVENSON
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studies
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From this reading These studies are collected from the monthly press.
SWANSTON
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thanks
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
there
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These studies are collected from the monthly press.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
Thousand
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ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
together
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From this reading These nine worthies have been brought together from many different ages and countries.
Twenty-five
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Two
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
very
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From this reading To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
Volumes
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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 To the _Cornhill_ I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Of this SWANSTON EDITION in Twenty-five Volumes of the Works of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Two Thousand and Sixty Copies have been printed, of which only Two Thousand Copies are for sale._ _This is No._ ..........
Works
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worthies
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From this reading These nine worthies have been brought together from many different ages and countries.
