Forty Years of 'Spy'

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MY FATHER'S FRIENDS My father's friends.--The Pre-Raphaelites.--Plum-box painting.

--The Victorians.--The Post-Impressionists.--Maclise.--Sir Edwin Landseer.--Tom Landseer.--Mulready.--Daniel Roberts.-- Edward Cooke.--Burgess and Long.--Frith.--Millais.--Stephens and Holman Hunt.--Stanfield.--C. R. Leslie.--Dr. John Doran.

--Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall.--The Virtues, James and William.-- Mr. and Mrs. Tom Taylor.--A story of Tennyson.--Sam Lover.-- Moscheles _pere et fils_.--Philip Calderon.--Sir Theodore and LadyMartin.--Garibaldi.--Lord Crewe.--Fechter.--Joachim and Lord Houghton.--Charles Dickens.--Lord Stanhope.--William Hepworth Dixon.--Sir Charles Dilke.

Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents.

Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.

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Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Forty Years of 'Spy' is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

MY FATHER'S FRIENDS My father's friends.--The Pre-Raphaelites.--Plum-box painting. --The Victorians.--The Post-Impressionists.--Maclise.--Sir Edwin Landseer.--Tom Landseer.--Mulready.--Daniel Roberts.-- Edward Cooke.--Burgess and Long.--Frith.--Millais.--Stephens and Holman Hunt.--Stanfield.--C. R. Leslie.--Dr. John Doran. --Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall.--The Virtues, James and William.-- Mr. and Mrs. Tom Taylor.--A story of Tennyson.--Sam Lover.-- Moscheles _pere et fils_.--Philip Calderon.--Sir Theodore and LadyMartin.--Garibaldi.--Lord Crewe.--Fechter.--Joachim and Lord Houghton.--Charles Dickens.--Lord Stanhope.--William Hepworth Dixon.--Sir Charles Dilke. Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents. Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.

Forty Years of 'Spy'

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MY FATHER'S FRIENDS My father's friends.--The Pre-Raphaelites.--Plum-box painting.

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Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents.

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Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.

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After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents.”

Amongst preposition US /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading “Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

Memories noun US /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.”

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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 --Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall.--The Virtues, James and William.-- Mr. and Mrs. Tom Taylor.--A story of Tennyson.--Sam Lover.-- Moscheles _pere et fils_.--Philip Calderon.--Sir Theodore and LadyMartin.--Garibaldi.--Lord Crewe.--Fechter.--Joachim and Lord Houghton.--Charles Dickens.--Lord Stanhope.--William Hepworth Dixon.--Sir Charles Dilke.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents.

amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading --The Victorians.--The Post-Impressionists.--Maclise.--Sir Edwin Landseer.--Tom Landseer.--Mulready.--Daniel Roberts.-- Edward Cooke.--Burgess and Long.--Frith.--Millais.--Stephens and Holman Hunt.--Stanfield.--C. R. Leslie.--Dr. John Doran.

any

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From this reading Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents.

Artists

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From this reading Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents.

Burgess

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Crewe

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Dickens

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distinguished

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Edward

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FATHER'S

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From this reading MY FATHER'S FRIENDS My father's friends.--The Pre-Raphaelites.--Plum-box painting.

Fechter

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few

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fils

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FRIENDS

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From this reading MY FATHER'S FRIENDS My father's friends.--The Pre-Raphaelites.--Plum-box painting.

Frith

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further

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Garibaldi

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Hall

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

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James

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John

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LadyMartin

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latter

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Leslie

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like

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Long

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Lover

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Maclise

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memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

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men

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Millais

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Moscheles

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Mrs

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Mulready

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MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY FATHER'S FRIENDS My father's friends.--The Pre-Raphaelites.--Plum-box painting.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

painting

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From this reading MY FATHER'S FRIENDS My father's friends.--The Pre-Raphaelites.--Plum-box painting.

parents

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From this reading Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents.

pere

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Philip

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Plum-box

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From this reading MY FATHER'S FRIENDS My father's friends.--The Pre-Raphaelites.--Plum-box painting.

Post-Impressionists

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Pre-Raphaelites

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From this reading MY FATHER'S FRIENDS My father's friends.--The Pre-Raphaelites.--Plum-box painting.

predominated

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From this reading Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.

proceed

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recall

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reminiscences

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From this reading Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents.

Roberts

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Sam

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school-days

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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

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Sir

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Stanfield

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Stanhope

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story

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studios

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Taylor

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Tennyson

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading MY FATHER'S FRIENDS My father's friends.--The Pre-Raphaelites.--Plum-box painting.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.

Theodore

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

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Tom

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Victorians

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Virtues

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visited

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Before I proceed any further with the reminiscences of my school-days and after, I should like to recall a few memories of the men and women who visited the studios of my parents.

William

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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women

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world

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From this reading Artists of course predominated, and amongst the latter were men who distinguished themselves in the world.

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