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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 It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When wearied out with our yearnings, desire again falls asleep; we are on the deathbed.
all
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
aloud
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
arm
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
ascend
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
asleep
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From this reading When wearied out with our yearnings, desire again falls asleep; we are on the deathbed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
bed
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
Chapman
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
chicken
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
close
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
clover
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
communities
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
cradle
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From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
crossed
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
deathbed
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From this reading When wearied out with our yearnings, desire again falls asleep; we are on the deathbed.
desire
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From this reading When wearied out with our yearnings, desire again falls asleep; we are on the deathbed.
eat
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
falls
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From this reading When wearied out with our yearnings, desire again falls asleep; we are on the deathbed.
final
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
GENTLEMANnounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
go
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
grandfather's
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
Grandy
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
grilled
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
Head
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
history
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
I'd
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
individuals
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
interval
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
landing-place
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
landlady
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
leaning
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
live
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
ma'am
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
makes
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
means
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
Miss
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
mushrooms
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
nice
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
now
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When wearied out with our yearnings, desire again falls asleep; we are on the deathbed.
once
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
out
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From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
phrase
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
please
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
rather
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
reach
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From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
repinings
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
resignation
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
Saracen's
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
Sophy
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
stair
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
supper
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
Surely
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
telling
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
tired
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From this reading Sophy (leaning on her grandfather's arm as they ascend the stair of the Saracen's Head).--"But I am so tired, Grandy: I'd rather go to bed at once, please!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
WAIFE
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
wearied
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From this reading When wearied out with our yearnings, desire again falls asleep; we are on the deathbed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When wearied out with our yearnings, desire again falls asleep; we are on the deathbed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
Whispering
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From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
worth
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From this reading It is the interval between our first repinings and our final resignation, in which, both with individuals and communities, is to be found all that makes a history worth telling.
yearn
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From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
yearnings
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From this reading When wearied out with our yearnings, desire again falls asleep; we are on the deathbed.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Ere yet we yearn for what is out of our reach, we are still in the cradle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GENTLEMAN WAIFE.--"Surely you could take something to eat first-- something nice,--Miss Chapman?"--(Whispering close), "We can live in clover now,--a phrase which means" (aloud to the landlady, who crossed the landing-place above) "grilled chicken and mushrooms for supper, ma'am!
