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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 ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
according
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
acquainted
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
addresses
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
affairs
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
always
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
arguing
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
attachment
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
avouched
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
aware
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
billet
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
bore
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
breath
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
calling
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
cause
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
certain
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
champion
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
Clara
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
clearly
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
contained
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
deserve
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
desirable
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərəs/
having a strong wish to do or obtain something
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
disinterested
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
dying
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
easy
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
encouragement
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
enquire
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
Etherington
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
evidence
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
excepting
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
explicit
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
few
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
fondest
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
foresee
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
friends
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
give
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
highly
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
indisputable
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
INFORMATION
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From this reading PRIVATE INFORMATION.
intention
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
interest
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
King
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
Lear
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
letter
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
light
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
Lord
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
man
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
mankind
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
Miss
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
most
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
Mowbray
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
neighbourhood
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
offers
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
Ope
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
ordinary
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
paying
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
perhaps
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
person
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
place
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
please
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
presence
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
PRIVATE
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From this reading PRIVATE INFORMATION.
produce
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
proposals
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
prove
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
rank
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
read
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
received
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
satisfied
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From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
see
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
seem
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
Shaws-Castle
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
Sir
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
sister
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
sister's
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
speak
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
there
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
thus
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
truest
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
unlikely
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From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
views
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From this reading "The person, calling himself Lord Etherington, is, I am aware, in the neighbourhood of Shaws-Castle, with the intention of paying his addresses to Miss Mowbray; and it is easy for me to foresee, arguing according to the ordinary views of mankind, that he may place his proposals in such a light as may make them seem highly desirable.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But ere you give this person the encouragement which his offers may seem to deserve, please to enquire whether his fortune is certain, or his rank indisputable; and be not satisfied with light evidence on either point.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
woman
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
words
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
writer
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From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am thus explicit with you, because, though it is unlikely that I should ever again see or speak to your sister, I am desirous that you should be clearly acquainted with the cause of that interest, which I must always, even to my dying breath, take in her affairs.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ----Ope this letter; I can produce a champion that will prove What is avouched there.---- _King Lear._ The billet which Mowbray received, and read in his sister's presence, contained these words:-- "Sir,--Clara Mowbray has few friends--none, perhaps, excepting yourself, in right of blood, and the writer of this letter, by right of the fondest, truest, and most disinterested attachment, that ever man bore to woman.
