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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 They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
announce
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From this reading The Editor had another discovery to announce.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Editor had another discovery to announce.
apostle
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
asleep
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
bottom
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
bush
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From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
business
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
culture
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
delight
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
difficulty
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
discoveries
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
discovery
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From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
Dunster
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Editor
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From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
editorial
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
feasting
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From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
festive
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
FoundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
hearthrug
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
hemisphere
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
instincts
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
Lamp
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
latest
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From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
letters
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
literary
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
lying
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
mansion
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
mouth
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From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
now
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
only
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
opened
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From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
page
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
paper
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
patron
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
persuading
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
poet
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pride
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
room
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
rushed
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
shout
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Slave
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
solitary
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
subscribed
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
Swaying
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From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been feasting a poet from the bush, the latest discovery of the Editor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
very
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From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
virtuous
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vocation
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
weekly
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From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such discoveries were the business, the vocation, the pride and delight of the only apostle of letters in the hemisphere, the solitary patron of culture, the Slave of the Lamp—as he subscribed himself at the bottom of the weekly literary page of his paper.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
wide
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From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
wildly
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
Willie
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
word
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From this reading Swaying a little where he stood he opened his mouth very wide to shout the one word “Found!”
work
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From this reading He had had no difficulty in persuading the virtuous Willie (who had festive instincts) to help in the good work, and now they had left the poet lying asleep on the hearthrug of the editorial room and had rushed to the Dunster mansion wildly.
