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acquainted
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From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
advice
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
agreeably
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
all
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
beautiful
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From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
beheld
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From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
bring
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From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
captivating
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From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
charming
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From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
Clifton
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
Coke
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
countries
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From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
de
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
desire
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
England
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From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
excessively
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From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
expectations
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From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
fame
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From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
favour
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From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
forgetting
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
friend
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From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
heard
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From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
Hotel
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
Italy
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From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
l'Université
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
le
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
letters
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From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
Louisa
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
many
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From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
obligations
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
obliged
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From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
Paris
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
Pont
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
près
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
raised
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From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
reached
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From this reading I had heard of her before I left England, her fame had reached Italy, and your letters had raised my expectations.
Royal
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
seen
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From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
seriously
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From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
Sister
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
soul
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From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
sweet
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From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
thank
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But what were these?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But what were these?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what were these?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not but I am excessively obliged to you; I am upon my soul, and seriously, for having done me the favour to bring me acquainted with your charming friend.
women
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From this reading I have seen many women and in many countries, but I never beheld one so sweet, so beautiful, so captivating!
write
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From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Coke Clifton to His Sister, Louisa Clifton_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université, près le Pont Royal_ I write agreeably to your desire, sister, to thank you for all obligations, not forgetting your advice.
