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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 "_There is a tide in the affairs of men_" NOTE.--_On the pronunciation of a name very frequently repeated in these pages, the reader may take for a guide_-- "It was the schooner _Farallone_."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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affairs
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afterwards
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The critics resented such an unequal partnership, and made it impossible for us to continue it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be that they were right; they wanted Stevenson's best, and felt pretty sure they would not get it in our collaboration.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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began
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best
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collaboration
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continue
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Copies
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critics
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ears
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EDITION
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Farallone
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felt
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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frequently
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get
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guide
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hornets
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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impossible
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_There is a tide in the affairs of men_" NOTE.--_On the pronunciation of a name very frequently repeated in these pages, the reader may take for a guide_-- "It was the schooner _Farallone_."
knew
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L
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little
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LOUIS
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made
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "_There is a tide in the affairs of men_" NOTE.--_On the pronunciation of a name very frequently repeated in these pages, the reader may take for a guide_-- "It was the schooner _Farallone_."
men
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name
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nest
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It may be that they were right; they wanted Stevenson's best, and felt pretty sure they would not get it in our collaboration.
NOTE
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O
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OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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only
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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pages
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partnership
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pretty
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printed
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pronunciation
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R
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raise
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reader
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repeated
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resented
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right
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ROBERT
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S
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sale
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schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading "_There is a tide in the affairs of men_" NOTE.--_On the pronunciation of a name very frequently repeated in these pages, the reader may take for a guide_-- "It was the schooner _Farallone_."
Sixty
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STEVENSON
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Stevenson's
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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sure
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SWANSTON
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take
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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There
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "_There is a tide in the affairs of men_" NOTE.--_On the pronunciation of a name very frequently repeated in these pages, the reader may take for a guide_-- "It was the schooner _Farallone_."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may be that they were right; they wanted Stevenson's best, and felt pretty sure they would not get it in our collaboration.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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Thousand
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tide
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Twenty-five
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Two
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unequal
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From this reading The critics resented such an unequal partnership, and made it impossible for us to continue it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The critics resented such an unequal partnership, and made it impossible for us to continue it.
very
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Volumes
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wanted
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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 "_There is a tide in the affairs of men_" NOTE.--_On the pronunciation of a name very frequently repeated in these pages, the reader may take for a guide_-- "It was the schooner _Farallone_."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _R. L. S.--L. O._ Stevenson and I little knew, when we began our collaboration, that we were afterwards to raise such a hornets' nest about our ears.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _R. L. S.--L. O._ Stevenson and I little knew, when we began our collaboration, that we were afterwards to raise such a hornets' nest about our ears.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _R. L. S.--L. O._ Stevenson and I little knew, when we began our collaboration, that we were afterwards to raise such a hornets' nest about our ears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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Works
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It may be that they were right; they wanted Stevenson's best, and felt pretty sure they would not get it in our collaboration.
