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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 At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
accept
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
adventures
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From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
age
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
all
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
any
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
ardors
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
away
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
Ball
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
Belgian
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
BOYNTON
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From this reading SIR GRIFFITH BOYNTON, Bt.
Bruges
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
Bt
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From this reading SIR GRIFFITH BOYNTON, Bt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
C
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From this reading YOURS, C. R. G.
certain
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
Christmas
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
city
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
days
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
dinner
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
exciting
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From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
famous
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
G
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From this reading YOURS, C. R. G.
gay
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
Grand
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
GRIFFITH
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From this reading SIR GRIFFITH BOYNTON, Bt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
Haec
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
juvabit
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
Masked
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
meminisse
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
midnight
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
moonlit
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
now
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
olim
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
ones
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From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
Place
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
R
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From this reading YOURS, C. R. G.
rate
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
Recall
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
Sanglier
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
Sea
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
seem
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
SIR
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From this reading SIR GRIFFITH BOYNTON, Bt.
some
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From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
souvenir
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
stir
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
story
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From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
strange
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From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
together
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From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
treated
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From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
Vieux
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
Villa
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From this reading Recall a Christmas dinner in the Villa Sanglier by the Belgian Sea, a certain moonlit midnight in the Grand' Place of an ancient, famous city, and above all, the stir and ardors of the Masked Ball at Vieux Bruges.--Haec olim meminisse juvabit!
War
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From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had some strange adventures together, though not as strange and exciting as the ones treated of in this story.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At any rate, accept it as a souvenir of those gay days before the War, which now seem an age away.
YOURSpronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading YOURS, C. R. G.
