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1905
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
Aphrodite
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From this reading Coming, Aphrodite!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
author
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
author's
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
book
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
buy
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From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
Case
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
Century
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
collection
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
Coming
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From this reading Coming, Aphrodite!
courtesy
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
Death
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
Desert
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
disturbed
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
Don
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
entitled
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
fed
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From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
floor
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
four
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
fruits
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From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
Funeral
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
Garden
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
Goblin
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From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
Harper's
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
Hedger
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
house
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
hungry
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From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
knows
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From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
lived
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
Magazine
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
Matinée
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
McClure's
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
men
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From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
old
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
Paul's
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
permitting
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
published
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
re-printed
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
re-publication
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
roots
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From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
Sculptor's
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
side
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
soil
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From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
south
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
Square
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
stories
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
thank
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
thirsty
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From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
three
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
top
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
Troll
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
volume
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
Wagner
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From this reading The last four stories in the volume, _Paul's Case_, _A Wagner Matinée_, _The Sculptor's Funeral_, "_A Death in the Desert_," are re-printed from the author's first book of stories, entitled "The Troll Garden," published in 1905.
Washington
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits; Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry, thirsty roots?"
wishes
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From this reading The author wishes to thank _McClure's Magazine_, _The Century Magazine_ and _Harper's Magazine_ for their courtesy in permitting the re-publication of three stories in this collection.
years
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From this reading Don Hedger had lived for four years on the top floor of an old house on the south side of Washington Square, and nobody had ever disturbed him.
