Chapter I
FROM ERASMUS FALKLAND, ESQ., TO THE HON. FREDERICK MONKTON. L---, May --, 1822. You are mistaken, my dear Monkton! Your description of the gaiety of “the season” gives me no emotion.
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Chapter I
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FROM
ERASMUS
FALKLAND,
ESQ.,
TO
THE
HON.
FREDERICK
MONKTON.
L---,
May --,
1822.
You
are
mistaken,
my
dear
Monkton!
Your
description
of
the
gaiety
of
“the
season”
gives
me
no
emotion.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FROM
ERASMUS
FALKLAND,
ESQ.,
TO
THE
HON.
Line 2
FREDERICK
MONKTON.
Line 3
L---,
May --,
1822.
Line 4
You
are
mistaken,
my
dear
Monkton!
Line 5
Your
description
of
the
gaiety
of
“the
season”
gives
me
no
emotion.
Learner Dictionary
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May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “L---, May --, 1822.”
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1822
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From this reading L---, May --, 1822.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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dear
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description
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emotion
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ERASMUS
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From this reading FROM ERASMUS FALKLAND, ESQ., TO THE HON.
ESQ
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FALKLAND
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FREDERICK
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From this reading FREDERICK MONKTON.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM ERASMUS FALKLAND, ESQ., TO THE HON.
gaiety
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gives
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HON
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L
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From this reading L---, May --, 1822.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading L---, May --, 1822.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your description of the gaiety of “the season” gives me no emotion.
mistaken
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From this reading You are mistaken, my dear Monkton!
MONKTON
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From this reading FREDERICK MONKTON.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are mistaken, my dear Monkton!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Your description of the gaiety of “the season” gives me no emotion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your description of the gaiety of “the season” gives me no emotion.
season
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From this reading Your description of the gaiety of “the season” gives me no emotion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM ERASMUS FALKLAND, ESQ., TO THE HON.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM ERASMUS FALKLAND, ESQ., TO THE HON.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are mistaken, my dear Monkton!
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your description of the gaiety of “the season” gives me no emotion.