Chapter I
COUNTER-CURRENTS. AMERICANS AND OTHERS. A HAPPY HALF-CENTURY AND OTHER ESSAYS. IN OUR CONVENT DAYS. COMPROMISES.
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COUNTER-CURRENTS.
AMERICANS
AND
OTHERS.
A
HAPPY
HALF-CENTURY
AND
OTHER
ESSAYS.
IN
OUR
CONVENT
DAYS.
COMPROMISES.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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COUNTER-CURRENTS.
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AMERICANS
AND
OTHERS.
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A
HAPPY
HALF-CENTURY
AND
OTHER
ESSAYS.
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IN
OUR
CONVENT
DAYS.
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COMPROMISES.
Learner Dictionary
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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 A HAPPY HALF-CENTURY AND OTHER ESSAYS.
AMERICANS
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From this reading AMERICANS AND OTHERS.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AMERICANS AND OTHERS.
COMPROMISES
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From this reading COMPROMISES.
CONVENT
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From this reading IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.
COUNTER-CURRENTS
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From this reading COUNTER-CURRENTS.
DAYS
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From this reading IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.
ESSAYS
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From this reading A HAPPY HALF-CENTURY AND OTHER ESSAYS.
HALF-CENTURY
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From this reading A HAPPY HALF-CENTURY AND OTHER ESSAYS.
HAPPY
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From this reading A HAPPY HALF-CENTURY AND OTHER ESSAYS.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.
OTHER
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From this reading A HAPPY HALF-CENTURY AND OTHER ESSAYS.
OTHERS
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From this reading AMERICANS AND OTHERS.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IN OUR CONVENT DAYS.