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From this reading GODOLPHIN, Volume 1.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
accomplished
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acknowledged
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
acquaintance
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
ALFRED
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From this reading By Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton) TO COUNT ALFRED D'ORSAY.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
ambition
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From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
belongs
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
borrow
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
brothers
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
Bulwer
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From this reading By Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton) TO COUNT ALFRED D'ORSAY.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton) TO COUNT ALFRED D'ORSAY.
content
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From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
COUNT
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From this reading By Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton) TO COUNT ALFRED D'ORSAY.
D'ORSAY
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From this reading By Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton) TO COUNT ALFRED D'ORSAY.
desires
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
discovered
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
disowned
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
distinguished
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
Edward
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From this reading By Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton) TO COUNT ALFRED D'ORSAY.
encourage
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
family
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
father
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
GODOLPHIN
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From this reading GODOLPHIN, Volume 1.
grateful
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
just
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
less
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From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
Lord
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From this reading By Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton) TO COUNT ALFRED D'ORSAY.
Lytton
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From this reading By Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton) TO COUNT ALFRED D'ORSAY.
most
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From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
notice
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
Now
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
numerous
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
obligations
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From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
offspring
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
only
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
opportunity
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From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
parading
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From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
parentage
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
permit
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
power
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From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
public
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From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
re-introduce
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
reclaim
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
say
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
says
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
sorry
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
struggles
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
sufficiently
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing less will content his ambition than the most public opportunity in his power of parading his obligations to the most accomplished gentleman of our time.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By Edward Bulwer Lytton (Lord Lytton) TO COUNT ALFRED D'ORSAY.
unconfessed
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
unfilial
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
unknown
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
very
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
Volume
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From this reading GODOLPHIN, Volume 1.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
wishing
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From this reading I am sorry to say, however, that my unfilial offspring, having been so long disowned, is not sufficiently grateful for being acknowledged at last: he says that he belongs to a very numerous family, and, wishing to be distinguished from his brothers, desires not only to reclaim your acquaintance, but to borrow your name.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
world
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From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When the parentage of Godolphin was still unconfessed and unknown, you were pleased to encourage his first struggles with the world: Now, will you permit the father he has just discovered to re-introduce him to your notice?
