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The Letters of Henry James (Vol. II)
The Letters of Henry James (Vol. II)

Chapter VI

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/* HENRY JAMES.
*/ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."
#/ /* Lamb House, Rye.
Sept.
27th, 1911.
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The Letters of Henry James (Vol. II)

Chapter VI

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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/* HENRY JAMES.
Line 2
*/ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."
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#/ /* Lamb House, Rye.
Line 4
Sept.
Line 5
27th, 1911.
All words in this reading · 23

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1911

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From this reading 27th, 1911.

27th

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From this reading 27th, 1911.

always

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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

chauffeur

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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

HENRY

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From this reading /* HENRY JAMES.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

House

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From this reading #/ /* Lamb House, Rye.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

JAMES

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From this reading /* HENRY JAMES.

Lamb

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From this reading #/ /* Lamb House, Rye.

meant

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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

motor

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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

Mrs

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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

referred

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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

Rye

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From this reading #/ /* Lamb House, Rye.

Sept

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From this reading Sept.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

Wharton

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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."

Wharton's

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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# By "Her" is meant Mrs. Wharton's motor, always referred to by the chauffeur as "she."