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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 THE LETTER-BAG OF TOBY, M.P. FROM A DEJECTED LETTER-WRITER.
always
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From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
audacious
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From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
bore
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From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
CHARIVARI
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From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
Conservative
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From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
D-v-nsh-re
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
DARESAY
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
DEJECTED
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From this reading THE LETTER-BAG OF TOBY, M.P. FROM A DEJECTED LETTER-WRITER.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
fact
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From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
fresh
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From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
friends
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From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LETTER-BAG OF TOBY, M.P. FROM A DEJECTED LETTER-WRITER.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
hear
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
House
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
I'm
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From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
invested
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From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
late
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From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
letter
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
LETTER-BAG
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From this reading THE LETTER-BAG OF TOBY, M.P. FROM A DEJECTED LETTER-WRITER.
LETTER-WRITER
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From this reading THE LETTER-BAG OF TOBY, M.P. FROM A DEJECTED LETTER-WRITER.
letter-writing
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From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
little
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From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
LONDON
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From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
M
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From this reading THE LETTER-BAG OF TOBY, M.P. FROM A DEJECTED LETTER-WRITER.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LETTER-BAG OF TOBY, M.P. FROM A DEJECTED LETTER-WRITER.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
owe
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
P
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From this reading THE LETTER-BAG OF TOBY, M.P. FROM A DEJECTED LETTER-WRITER.
perhaps
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From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
PUNCH
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From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
quite
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
Saturday
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
sick
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From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
some
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
terrors
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From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
time
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
TOBY
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From this reading THE LETTER-BAG OF TOBY, M.P. FROM A DEJECTED LETTER-WRITER.
true
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From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
up
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From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
used
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From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
way
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From this reading The way I am being used up by our Conservative friends is perhaps a little audacious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the fact is, I'm sick of letter-writing, which, always a bore, has of late been invested with fresh terrors.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _D-v-nsh-re House, Saturday._ I DARESAY you will have been expecting for some time to hear from me, and it is quite true I owe you a letter.
