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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 In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
advantages
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From this reading They stand for a great many possible advantages.
agree
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From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
all
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From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
always
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
character
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From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
deed
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
existence
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From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
expectations
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They stand for a great many possible advantages.
general
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From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
generous
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
golden
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
grandly
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stand for a great many possible advantages.
heart
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
history
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From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
holidays
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
large
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From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
liable
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
lively
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
many
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From this reading They stand for a great many possible advantages.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
mv
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
nepotism
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From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
niggardly
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From this reading And there is always this redeeming possibility in a niggardly uncle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
off
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
often
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
out
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From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
place
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From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
play
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
possibility
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From this reading And there is always this redeeming possibility in a niggardly uncle.
possible
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From this reading They stand for a great many possible advantages.
prospect
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
prove
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
redeeming
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From this reading And there is always this redeeming possibility in a niggardly uncle.
regard
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From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
resources
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
sad
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
school
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
se
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From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
season
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
sensitive
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
solidities
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
stand
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From this reading They stand for a great many possible advantages.
state
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From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
taking
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
then
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
there
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stand for a great many possible advantages.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
timely
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
tip
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
transitory
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From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
turned
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
uncle
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From this reading And there is always this redeeming possibility in a niggardly uncle.
uncles
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From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
vacation
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
warm
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From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
way
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From this reading In a large and general way I regard uncles as not out of place in this transitory state of existence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
wrong
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From this reading Still there must be something wrong in the character of the uncle per se, or all history would not agree that nepotism is such a dreadful thing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They are liable to "tip" you at school, they are resources in vacation, they come grandly in play about the holidays, at which season mv heart always did warm towards them with lively expectations, which were often turned into golden solidities; and then there is always the prospect, sad to a sensitive mind, that uncles are mortal, and, in their timely taking off, may prove as generous in the will as they were in the deed.
