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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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advance
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age
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all
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
anniversary
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From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, as frequently happens on such occasions, I am at a loss for a word.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
binding
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book
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bow
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
children
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curtain
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dealt
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
edition
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editions
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From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
encore
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From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
event
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From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
expected
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From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
face
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faces
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fashion
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From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
fifteenth
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
formal
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From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
frequently
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From this reading But, as frequently happens on such occasions, I am at a loss for a word.
fresh
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From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
friendly
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From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
generous
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gentle
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happens
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From this reading But, as frequently happens on such occasions, I am at a loss for a word.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
heart
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From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
how
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From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
lights
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From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
loss
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From this reading But, as frequently happens on such occasions, I am at a loss for a word.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
many
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marks
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From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
matter
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From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
new
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From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
occasions
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From this reading But, as frequently happens on such occasions, I am at a loss for a word.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, as frequently happens on such occasions, I am at a loss for a word.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
other
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From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
pictures
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From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
preface
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From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
public
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rekindled
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From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
Remus
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respond
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From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
Sayings
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see
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seem
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From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
smiling
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From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
some
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Songs
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From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But, as frequently happens on such occasions, I am at a loss for a word.
supply
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From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
There
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From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
thousands
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From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
type
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From this reading There have been other editions--how many I do not remember--but this is to be an entirely new one, except as to the matter: new type, new pictures, and new binding.
Uncle
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unfriendly
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way
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From this reading For this event the lights are to be rekindled, and I am expected to respond in some formal way to an encore that marks the fifteenth anniversary of the book.
wearing
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From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings I am expected to supply a preface for this new edition of my first book--to advance from behind the curtain, as it were, and make a fresh bow to the public that has dealt with Uncle Remus in so gentle and generous a fashion.
word
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From this reading But, as frequently happens on such occasions, I am at a loss for a word.
young
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From this reading I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children--some young and fresh, and some wearing the friendly marks of age, but all children at heart--and not an unfriendly face among them.
