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accuse
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
again
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
all
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
beef
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
beer
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
breakfast
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of employments, yes, these are indeed plentiful, and recur day by day.
cause
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
coffee
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
complain
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
day
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From this reading Of employments, yes, these are indeed plentiful, and recur day by day.
de
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
DEAR
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
dissipations
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
drink
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
duties
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
employments
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
English
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
engrossing
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
even
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
extremely
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
figure
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
forgetting
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
Hamilton
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
home
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
indeed
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From this reading Of employments, yes, these are indeed plentiful, and recur day by day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
know
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From this reading Would you like to know what they are?
la
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
Lady
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
like
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From this reading Would you like to know what they are?
LITTLE
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
Madame
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
maid
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
MAMMA
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
many
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
Marquise
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
moments
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
Montmirail
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
morning
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
most
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
mother
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
negligence
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
new
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
numerous
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
open-mouthed
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
own
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
plentiful
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From this reading Of employments, yes, these are indeed plentiful, and recur day by day.
prefer
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
recur
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From this reading Of employments, yes, these are indeed plentiful, and recur day by day.
RIFT
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
sacred
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
salt
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
seven
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
small
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
spare
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From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
stares
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of employments, yes, these are indeed plentiful, and recur day by day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would you like to know what they are?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
up
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
VERY
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Would you like to know what they are?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
wonders
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From this reading At seven every morning my coffee is brought by an English maid, who stares at me open-mouthed while I drink it, and wonders I do not prefer to breakfast like herself, directly I am up, on salt beef and small beer.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like to know what they are?
writing
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From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
yes
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From this reading Of employments, yes, these are indeed plentiful, and recur day by day.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT _From Lady Hamilton to Madame la Marquise de Montmirail._ “MY VERY DEAR MAMMA,— “You shall not again have cause to complain of my negligence in writing, nor to accuse me of forgetting my own dear mother, amongst all the new employments and dissipations of my English home.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You figure to yourself that both are extremely engrossing, and so numerous that I have not many moments to spare, even for the most sacred of duties.
