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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 A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
accommodating
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
account
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
all
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
behaved
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
book
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
bound
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
close
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
conditions
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
doubt
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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
enjoying
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
enough
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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
FAIRY
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
fancy
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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
game
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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
guarantees
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
happen
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
happened
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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
hold
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
hypnotism
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
lady
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
less
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
Nicolete
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
novel
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
pages
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
parents
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
playing
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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
presently
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
reader
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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
realistic
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
reality
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
really
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
reasonably
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
relate
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
reply
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
return
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
said
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
say
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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
simply
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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
stop
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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
successful
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
surrenders
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
TAILORS
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
TALE
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
true
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
uncivil
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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
up
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
volume
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
well
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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
word
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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
world
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
writer
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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
young
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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
