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Forty Years of 'Spy'
Forty Years of 'Spy'

Chapter V

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'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.
--Lord Leven's garden party.--Professor Owen.--Gibson Bowles.
--Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.
On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.
Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Forty Years of 'Spy'

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Forty Years of 'Spy' is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.
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--Lord Leven's garden party.--Professor Owen.--Gibson Bowles.
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--Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.
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On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.
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Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.”

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advice

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From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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age

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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Anthony

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Arthur

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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attempt

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From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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begun

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From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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Bowles

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From this reading --Lord Leven's garden party.--Professor Owen.--Gibson Bowles.

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Carlo

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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coming

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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complete

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From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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Contributors

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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daughter

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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Death

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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deciphering

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From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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difficulty

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From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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discovered

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From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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Disraeli

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Doctor

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From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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Doctor's

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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Dolly

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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Doran

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From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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Edmund

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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end

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From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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etc

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Fair

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Fildes

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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first

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From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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following

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From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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garden

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From this reading --Lord Leven's garden party.--Professor Owen.--Gibson Bowles.

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From this reading --Lord Leven's garden party.--Professor Owen.--Gibson Bowles.

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Gladstone

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Gregory

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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Herkomer

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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intended

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From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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J

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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John

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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joke

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From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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Later

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From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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letter

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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Leven's

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From this reading --Lord Leven's garden party.--Professor Owen.--Gibson Bowles.

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Lewis

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Lord

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From this reading --Lord Leven's garden party.--Professor Owen.--Gibson Bowles.

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Luke

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Lytton

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Macquoid

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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Mill

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Mr

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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Owen

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From this reading --Lord Leven's garden party.--Professor Owen.--Gibson Bowles.

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Pagani's

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Paolo

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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party

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From this reading --Lord Leven's garden party.--Professor Owen.--Gibson Bowles.

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Pellegrini

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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pretty

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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Professor

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From this reading --Lord Leven's garden party.--Professor Owen.--Gibson Bowles.

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read

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From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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sent

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From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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Small

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Some

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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soon

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From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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SPY

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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Storey

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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Stuart

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Sullivan

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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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 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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TheGraphic

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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there

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From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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Tissot

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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Tosti

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Trollope

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Vanity

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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verdict

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From this reading 'SPY' My coming of age.--The letter.--The Doctor's verdict.--The Doctor's pretty daughter.--Arthur Sullivan.--"Dolly" Storey.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Later on, however, I soon discovered that it was intended, to complete the joke, that it should be begun at the end and from there read.

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading On my coming of age, Doctor Doran sent me the following advice, which at the first attempt I had some difficulty in deciphering.

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World

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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Yates

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From this reading --Arthur Lewis.--Carlo Pellegrini.--Paolo Tosti.--Pagani's.-- J. J. Tissot.--_Vanity Fair._--Some of the Contributors.-- Anthony Trollope.--John Stuart Mill.--_The World._--Edmund Yates.--Death of Lord Lytton.--Mr. Macquoid.--Luke Fildes.-- Small.--Gregory.--Herkomer.--_TheGraphic._--Gladstone.-- Disraeli, etc.

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