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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 I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
age
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
arrangement
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
Calhoun
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
Churchill
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From this reading I was very much in love with Elisabeth Churchill.
country
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
day
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
described
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
destitute
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
devoid
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
doubt
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
ELISABETH
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
extremities
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
garret
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
guess
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From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
Helena
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, other things now occupied my mind.
indistinguishable
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
interview
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
John
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
lost
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
love
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From this reading I was very much in love with Elisabeth Churchill.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
middle
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, other things now occupied my mind.
more
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From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
much
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From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Indeed, other things now occupied my mind.
nature
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From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
now
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From this reading Indeed, other things now occupied my mind.
occupied
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From this reading Indeed, other things now occupied my mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
other
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From this reading Indeed, other things now occupied my mind.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
personalities
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
played
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
pleasure
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
privileged
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From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
Proverb
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
records
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
REGARDING
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
relics
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
Ritz
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
some
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
stained
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
strange
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
succor
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
there
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
things
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From this reading Indeed, other things now occupied my mind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
two
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
uncared-for
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
very
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From this reading I was very much in love with Elisabeth Churchill.
von
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not at that time privileged to have much more than a guess at the nature of the interview.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
woman
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From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading REGARDING ELISABETH Without woman the two extremities of this life would be destitute of succor and the middle would be devoid of pleasure.--_Proverb_.
yellowed
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From this reading In some forgotten garret of this country, as I do not doubt, yellowed with age, stained and indistinguishable, lost among uncared-for relics of another day, there may be records of that interview between two strange personalities, John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz, in the arrangement of which I played the part above described.
