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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
all
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
boudoir
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
bridal
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
channel
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
child
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From this reading Do you suppose she could have known you were my child?”
constantly
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Do you suppose she could have known you were my child?”
days
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
death
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From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
died
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From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
differently
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you suppose she could have known you were my child?”
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
Edith
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
Five
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
Gertie
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
Hill
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
history
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From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
interpret
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
kept
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
knowing
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From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
known
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
latter
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
liability
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From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
light
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From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
made
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
many
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
Mrs
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From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you suppose she could have known you were my child?”
night
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From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
now
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
often
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From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
other
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
parentage
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
Rogers
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From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
said
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From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
sat
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
say
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
Schuyler
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
some
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From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you suppose she could have known you were my child?”
supposed
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From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
talking
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
there
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From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
things
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
thoughts
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
throw
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From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
thrown
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
together
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
used
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
way
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From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Five days after the bridal party at Schuyler Hill Edith and Gertie sat together in the boudoir of the latter talking of the Providence which had thrown them so constantly together, and of the way in which they were at last made known to each other.
wished
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From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
writing
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From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
years
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From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “No, she could not have kept it so many years,” Gertie said, “and yet I can remember many things she used to say about my parentage, which I interpret differently now from what I did when my thoughts were all in another channel.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have often thought of the night Mrs. Rogers died,” Edith said, “and I think there must have been something on her mind which she wished to tell me about you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “One would have supposed that knowing as she must have known her liability to sudden death she would have left some writing which might throw light upon your history.
