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1880
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
1881
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
also
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
American
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
appear
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
appeared
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From this reading The first volume appeared in April.
April
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From this reading The first volume appeared in April.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
biographical
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
biography
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
Bryant's
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
came
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
cases
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From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
contained
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
Crayon
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From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
critical
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
December
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
edition
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
entitled
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From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
essay
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
expansion
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
Geoffrey
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From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
George
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
IRVING
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
Irving's
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
Letters
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
Men
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
months
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From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
most
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From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
new
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
oration
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
out
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
P
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
personal
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
prefixed
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
published
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
Putnam's
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
reminiscences
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
Series
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
sketch
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
Studies
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
subsequently
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
successive
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From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
twenty-seven
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From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
volume
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
volumes
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From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
WASHINGTON
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From this reading WASHINGTON IRVING, the first biography published in the American Men of Letters Series, came out in December, 1881.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was entitled the Geoffrey Crayon edition, and was in twenty-seven volumes, which were brought out, in most cases, in successive months.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
works
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From this reading It was an expansion of a biographical and critical sketch prefixed to the first volume of a new edition of Irving's works which began to appear in 1880.
year
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From this reading The essay was subsequently published during the same year in a volume entitled “Studies of Irving,” which contained also Bryant's oration and George P. Putnam's personal reminiscences.
