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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 EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Abbey
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
acquaintanceships
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
ancestry
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
Astley's
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Bellew
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
brain
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
casual
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
clearness
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
Cole
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
Collins
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
come
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
comes
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
Comet
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
composition
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
ConsortnounUS /ˈkɑnsɔrt/
a ship that travels with another for protection or company
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
course
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
Crystal
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
daily
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
DAYS
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
dear
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
deep
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
Duchess
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
EARLY
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
even
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
events
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
exception
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
extraordinary
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
family
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
far
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
father
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
frozen
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
funeral
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
General
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
go
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
Hearsey
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Hope
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
important
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
impressions
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
incidents
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
indentations
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
infinitely
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
innumerable
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
interesting
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
J
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
John
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
Johnstone
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
Kent
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Kyrle
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
Lady
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
last
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
less
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
lives
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
M
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
Majesty
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
make
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
makes
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
Marcus
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
marriage
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
meet
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
men
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
minds
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
monotonous
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
more
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
most
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
mother
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
novel
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
occurrences
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Palace
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
Panopticon
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
parents
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
pass
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
perhaps
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
Pigott
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Prince
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Queen
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
R
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
readily
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
receptive
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
recollection
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
remain
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
rencontres
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
repetition
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
result
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
Rev
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
Ross
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
routine
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
Royal
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
rule
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
school
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
similarity
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
Sir
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Slough
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Stone
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
story
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
studios
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
surprise
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
susceptible
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
Thames
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Theatre
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
trifling
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
trivial
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
types
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
Upton
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Vicat
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
Victoria
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Villa
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
vision
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From this reading I am no exception to this rule; I remember, with extraordinary clearness of vision, innumerable incidents, trivial perhaps in themselves, but infinitely dear to me.
visit
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
visits
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Wales
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
Waterford
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
week
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
Wentworth
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From this reading --The Comet.--General Sir John Hearsey.--Kent Villa.--My father.--Lady Waterford.--Marcus Stone and Vicat Cole.--The Crystal Palace.--Rev. J. M. Bellew.--Kyrle Bellew.--I go to school.--Wentworth Hope Johnstone.
Westminster
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
Wilkie
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
William
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
women
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
world
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From this reading EARLY DAYS I come into the world.--The story of my ancestry.--My mother.--Wilkie Collins.--The Collins family.--Slough and Upton.--The funeral of the Duchess of Kent.--The marriage of the Princess Royal.--Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.--Their visits to my parents' studios.--The Prince of Wales.--Sir William Ross, R.A.--Westminster Abbey.--My composition.--A visit to Astley's Theatre.--Wilkie Collins and Pigott.--The Panopticon.--The Thames frozen over.
year
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From this reading In the course of our lives the monotonous repetition of daily routine and the similarity of the types we meet make our minds less and less susceptible to impressions, with the result that important events and interesting _rencontres_ of last year--or even of last week--pass from our recollection far more readily than the trifling occurrences and casual acquaintanceships of early days.
young
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From this reading The deep indentations which everything makes upon the memory when the brain is young and receptive, when everything is novel and comes as a surprise, remain with most men and women throughout their lives.
