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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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affairs
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From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here, then, I might well come to an end, and deny myself the pleasure of a last few words indited for my own comfort and to please a greedy recollection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She will look in her father's face, and thence to where her mother sits at her needle-work, just where she has sat at her needle-work these twenty years, with her old kind smile and comfortable eyes.
attached
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bore
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brain
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bring
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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chance
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children
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children's
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COMEnounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
comes
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comfort
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comfortable
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credit
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degree
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deny
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disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
end
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
eyes
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face
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faded
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father
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father's
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few
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folk
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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foregoing
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girl's
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given
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
greedy
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hand
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, then, I might well come to an end, and deny myself the pleasure of a last few words indited for my own comfort and to please a greedy recollection.
high
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From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
HOME
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From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
hope
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From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The children, if they read, will laugh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
indited
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just
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kind
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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laugh
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From this reading The children, if they read, will laugh.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She will look in her father's face, and thence to where her mother sits at her needle-work, just where she has sat at her needle-work these twenty years, with her old kind smile and comfortable eyes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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mirthful
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mother
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
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needle-work
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nosegay
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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once
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Have you not seen the mirthful wonder that spreads on a girl's face when she comes by chance on some relic of her father's wooing, a faded wreath that he has given her mother, or a nosegay tied with a ribbon and a poem attached thereto?
own
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partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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played
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From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
please
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pleasure
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poem
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possessor
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read
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From this reading The children, if they read, will laugh.
ready
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recollection
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relic
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ribbon
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rubbing
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sake
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sat
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From this reading She will look in her father's face, and thence to where her mother sits at her needle-work, just where she has sat at her needle-work these twenty years, with her old kind smile and comfortable eyes.
seen
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Have you not seen the mirthful wonder that spreads on a girl's face when she comes by chance on some relic of her father's wooing, a faded wreath that he has given her mother, or a nosegay tied with a ribbon and a poem attached thereto?
shoulder
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sits
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From this reading She will look in her father's face, and thence to where her mother sits at her needle-work, just where she has sat at her needle-work these twenty years, with her old kind smile and comfortable eyes.
smile
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some
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spreads
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
then
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From this reading Here, then, I might well come to an end, and deny myself the pleasure of a last few words indited for my own comfort and to please a greedy recollection.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading She will look in her father's face, and thence to where her mother sits at her needle-work, just where she has sat at her needle-work these twenty years, with her old kind smile and comfortable eyes.
thereto
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She will look in her father's face, and thence to where her mother sits at her needle-work, just where she has sat at her needle-work these twenty years, with her old kind smile and comfortable eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
tied
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From this reading Have you not seen the mirthful wonder that spreads on a girl's face when she comes by chance on some relic of her father's wooing, a faded wreath that he has given her mother, or a nosegay tied with a ribbon and a poem attached thereto?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
twenty
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From this reading She will look in her father's face, and thence to where her mother sits at her needle-work, just where she has sat at her needle-work these twenty years, with her old kind smile and comfortable eyes.
venture
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From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
well
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From this reading Here, then, I might well come to an end, and deny myself the pleasure of a last few words indited for my own comfort and to please a greedy recollection.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Have you not seen the mirthful wonder that spreads on a girl's face when she comes by chance on some relic of her father's wooing, a faded wreath that he has given her mother, or a nosegay tied with a ribbon and a poem attached thereto?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She will look in her father's face, and thence to where her mother sits at her needle-work, just where she has sat at her needle-work these twenty years, with her old kind smile and comfortable eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The children, if they read, will laugh.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
wonder
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From this reading Have you not seen the mirthful wonder that spreads on a girl's face when she comes by chance on some relic of her father's wooing, a faded wreath that he has given her mother, or a nosegay tied with a ribbon and a poem attached thereto?
wooing
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From this reading Have you not seen the mirthful wonder that spreads on a girl's face when she comes by chance on some relic of her father's wooing, a faded wreath that he has given her mother, or a nosegay tied with a ribbon and a poem attached thereto?
words
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From this reading Here, then, I might well come to an end, and deny myself the pleasure of a last few words indited for my own comfort and to please a greedy recollection.
wreath
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From this reading Have you not seen the mirthful wonder that spreads on a girl's face when she comes by chance on some relic of her father's wooing, a faded wreath that he has given her mother, or a nosegay tied with a ribbon and a poem attached thereto?
written
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From this reading I COME HOME I have written the foregoing for my children's sake that they may know that once their father played some part in great affairs, and, rubbing shoulder to shoulder with folk of high degree, bore himself (as I venture to hope) without disgrace, and even with that credit which a ready brain and hand bring to their possessor.
years
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From this reading She will look in her father's face, and thence to where her mother sits at her needle-work, just where she has sat at her needle-work these twenty years, with her old kind smile and comfortable eyes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you not seen the mirthful wonder that spreads on a girl's face when she comes by chance on some relic of her father's wooing, a faded wreath that he has given her mother, or a nosegay tied with a ribbon and a poem attached thereto?
