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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 hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
afternoons
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From this reading Generally in the afternoons, and always in the evenings, Richard gave us his company.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
all
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
always
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From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
any
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From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
birds
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
bright-winged
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
can't
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From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
coming
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
company
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From this reading Generally in the afternoons, and always in the evenings, Richard gave us his company.
contain
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From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
darling
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
days
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
deal
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From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
Dear
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
don't
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From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
employment
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
evenings
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From this reading Generally in the afternoons, and always in the evenings, Richard gave us his company.
find
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
flew
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
gave
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From this reading Generally in the afternoons, and always in the evenings, Richard gave us his company.
Generally
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From this reading Generally in the afternoons, and always in the evenings, Richard gave us his company.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Generally in the afternoons, and always in the evenings, Richard gave us his company.
hope
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From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
how
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From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Generally in the afternoons, and always in the evenings, Richard gave us his company.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
kept
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From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
like
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
mean
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
much
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
only
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From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
other
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
out
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From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
pages
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From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
people
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
possible
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
practised
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
read
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From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
really
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
Richard
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From this reading Generally in the afternoons, and always in the evenings, Richard gave us his company.
say
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
seem
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From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
Signs
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From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
story
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
tiresome
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
together
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
Tokens
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try
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
use
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
vexed
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
winter
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
wish
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I hope any one who may read what I write will understand that if these pages contain a great deal about me, I can only suppose it must be because I have really something to do with them and can’t be kept out.
worked
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From this reading My darling and I read together, and worked, and practised, and found so much employment for our time that the winter days flew by us like bright-winged birds.
wouldn't
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
write
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From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
writing
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From this reading Signs and Tokens I don’t know how it is I seem to be always writing about myself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I mean all the time to write about other people, and I try to think about myself as little as possible, and I am sure, when I find myself coming into the story again, I am really vexed and say, “Dear, dear, you tiresome little creature, I wish you wouldn’t!” but it is all of no use.
