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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 You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
all
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
back
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
begin
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
child
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
considered
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
DEAR
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
decided
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
engagement
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
extend
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
fixed
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From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
friend
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
friends
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
friendships
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
get
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From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
given
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
hand
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From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
heart
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From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
ignore
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
inconsequent
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
influence
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
inform
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
intention
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From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
Jack's
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
JOHN
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
like
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
lives
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
longer
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
made
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
many
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
marriage
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
married
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From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
Millicent
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
mistake
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
more
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
most
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
now
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
pause
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
pen
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
people
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
pretending
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
public
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
regret
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
respecting
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
retrace
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
risk
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
set
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From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
SIR
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
soon
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From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
spell
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
thank
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
true
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
two
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
up
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
useless
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
very
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From this reading Moreover, I imagine it is their intention to get married very soon.
views
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
well
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
willed
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From this reading Where he fixed his heart he set his hand To do the thing he willed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
years
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From this reading You and I have been friends through a longer spell of years than many lives and most friendships extend, and at the risk of being considered inconsequent I must pause to thank you--well--to thank you for having been so true a friend to me all through my life.
yielded
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From this reading If that life were given to me to begin again, I should like to retrace the years back to a point when--little more than a child--I yielded to influence and made a great mistake.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
young
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From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “MY DEAR SIR JOHN,--It is useless my pretending to ignore your views respecting Jack's marriage to Millicent; and I therefore take up my pen with regret to inform you that the two young people have now decided to make public their engagement.
