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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 Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
Annora
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From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
arrange
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From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
attending
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
Baronne
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
beautiful
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
Berenger
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From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
birth
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From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
bonds
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
brother
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From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
business
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
Cheverny
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
closer
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
connected
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
de
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
dear
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From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
Dorsetshire
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From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
draw
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
England
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
English
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
estate
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
Eustace
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From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
eventful
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From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
fallen
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
family
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
far
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
father
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From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
followed
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From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
French
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
glad
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
grandchildren
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From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
grew
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
hardly
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From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
heartily
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
home
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
hope
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
House
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From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
kindred
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
la
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
less
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
light
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From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
love
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
Madame
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
nee
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
old
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
opposition
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
perhaps
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From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
Picardy
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
preceded
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From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
promised
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From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
property
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
recollections
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From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
relations
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
see
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
seen
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From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
sister
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From this reading One brother had preceded me--my dear Eustace--and another brother, Berenger, and my little sister, Annora, followed me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
Solivet
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
some
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
spite
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
thus
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
up
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
Walwyn
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From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
widow
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
woman
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From this reading For, as perhaps you have forgotten, I am an English woman by birth, having first seen the light at Walwyn House, in Dorsetshire.
world
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From this reading I shall be glad thus to draw closer the bonds between ourselves and the English kindred, whom I love so heartily, though I may never hope to see them in this world, far less the dear old home where I grew up.
years
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From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
young
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From this reading Our family had property both in England and in Picardy, and it was while attending to some business connected with the French estate that my father had fallen in love with a beautiful young widow, Madame la Baronne de Solivet (nee Cheverny), and had brought her home, in spite of the opposition of her relations.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have long promised you, my dear grandchildren, to arrange my recollections of the eventful years that even your father can hardly remember.
