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BARON VON F----- TO COUNT VON O---------. May 17. I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure. You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters. Whatever you may urge to the contrary, I detest the people here.
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spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading “I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May 17.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever you may urge to the contrary, I detest the people here.”
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From this reading May 17.
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From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
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From this reading BARON VON F----- TO COUNT VON O---------.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
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From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading Whatever you may urge to the contrary, I detest the people here.
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From this reading BARON VON F----- TO COUNT VON O---------.
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From this reading Whatever you may urge to the contrary, I detest the people here.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading BARON VON F----- TO COUNT VON O---------.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
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From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May 17.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
not any; not one
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
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From this reading BARON VON F----- TO COUNT VON O---------.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
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From this reading Whatever you may urge to the contrary, I detest the people here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
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From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BARON VON F----- TO COUNT VON O---------.
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From this reading Whatever you may urge to the contrary, I detest the people here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON VON F----- TO COUNT VON O---------.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever you may urge to the contrary, I detest the people here.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must be aware that there is no one here with whom I can venture to open my heart on certain private matters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thank you, my most honored friend, for the permission you have given me to continue in your absence that confidential intercourse with you, which during your stay here formed my great pleasure.
