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1922
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
account
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
acknowledgment
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
all
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
American
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
AMERICANS
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
Andrews
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
ASSIGNED
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
BANDAGE
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
beauty
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
bit
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
BLINDED
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
bodily
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
borrowed
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
BUTTERFLIES
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
CHARLES
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
coming
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
COMMONPLACE
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
COUNSEL
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
COURAGE
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
credit
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
December
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
DEDICATED
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
episode
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
EVENnounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
finest
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
form
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
gave
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
given
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
grace
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
grateful
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
history
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
inevitable
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
Kirk
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From this reading Acknowledgment and thanks to Mr. Kirk Simpson.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
LIFTED
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
made
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
Mary
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
MORE
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
most
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
Mr
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From this reading Acknowledgment and thanks to Mr. Kirk Simpson.
NEW
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
newspaper
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
NOTE
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
occur
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
offers
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
other
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
paragraphs
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
PERFECT
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
phrases
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
press
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
proper
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
Published
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
quoted
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
Raymond
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
reporter
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
saturated
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
SCRIBNER'S
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
sentences
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
Shipman
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
Simpson
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From this reading Acknowledgment and thanks to Mr. Kirk Simpson.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
Soldier
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
SONS
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
STORY
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
story-teller's
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
surely
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
taken
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
THANconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
thanks
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From this reading Acknowledgment and thanks to Mr. Kirk Simpson.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
there
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
THOSEdeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
thrilling
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
TRIBUTE
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
Unknown
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
War
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
well-called
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
wording
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From this reading If other sentences or phrases occur for which proper credit has not been given, it is because the story-teller’s mind was so saturated with the beauty of this account that its wording seemed the inevitable form.
work
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
World
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
write
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
writer
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
YELLOW
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From this reading THE COUNSEL ASSIGNED THE COURAGE OF THE COMMONPLACE THE LIFTED BANDAGE THE PERFECT TRIBUTE _CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS_ YELLOW BUTTERFLIES BY Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews “An Unknown American who gave his life in the World War.”
YORK
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From this reading NEW YORK Charles Scribner’s Sons Published December, 1922 THIS STORY IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AMERICANS WHO GAVE IN THE GREAT WAR EVEN MORE THAN LIFE--TO THE BLINDED NOTE Throughout this story there are sentences and paragraphs quoted, taken bodily from a press account of the coming of the American Unknown Soldier.
young
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From this reading For such borrowed grace the writer offers grateful acknowledgment to the young reporter who, given what is surely the most thrilling episode in all history to write about, has made what has been well-called “the finest bit of newspaper work ever done.”
