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As Seen By Me
As Seen By Me

Chapter I

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The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.
This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.
In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.
But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.
But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.
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As Seen By Me

Chapter I

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The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.
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This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.
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In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.
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But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.
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But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.”

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.”

Everybody pronoun US /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading “In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.”

Imagine noun US /ˈimagine/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.”

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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 This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

all

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

amiable

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

announced

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

became

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From this reading But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

blame

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

book

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

bosom

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

Boswell

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

conceit

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

continuous

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

covers

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

day

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From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

difficult

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From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

discover

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From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.

easy

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

Europe

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From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

excuse

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

family

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

fasten

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

frank

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

friends

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

generation

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From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

goes

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From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

hope

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

importance

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From this reading But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

inaccuracies

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

join

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.

majority

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

MepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

miles

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

narrative

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

occasioned

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

offender

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

once

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From this reading But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

only

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

own

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

peoples

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

perhaps

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

person

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From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

prejudice

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

presents

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

really

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

saw

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

Seen

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

serve

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

show

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From this reading But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.

some

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

stir

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

there

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

things

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But if you think that I at once became a person of importance it only goes to show that you do not know the family.

thirty

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

thousand

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

title

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From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

too

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

travel

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

two

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

vast

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From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But I am that one, and therefore the stir it occasioned in the bosom of my amiable family when I announced that I, too, was about to join the vast majority, is not easy to imagine.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading In this day and generation, when everybody goes to Europe, it is difficult to discover the only person who never has been there.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The frank conceit of the title to this book will, I hope, not prejudice my friends against it, and will serve not only to excuse my being my own Boswell, but will fasten the blame of all inaccuracies, if such there be, upon the offender—myself.

years

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From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading This is not a continuous narrative of a continuous journey, but covers two years of travel over some thirty thousand miles, and presents peoples and things, not as you saw them, perhaps, or as they really are, but only As Seen By Me.