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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 After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
age
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From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
anxious
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
army
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
bearer
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
besought
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
Bruxelles
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were married at St. Gudule, by Father Holt.
Castlewood
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
cause
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From this reading She is heart and soul for the _good cause_.
caused
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
Chamberlain
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
Clotilda
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From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
Colonel
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
conveying
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
Count
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
daughter
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
de
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
difference
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From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
Emperor
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
Esmond
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
Father
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From this reading We were married at St. Gudule, by Father Holt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
Frank
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is heart and soul for the _good cause_.
Governor
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
Gudule
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From this reading We were married at St. Gudule, by Father Holt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
heart
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From this reading She is heart and soul for the _good cause_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
Holt
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From this reading We were married at St. Gudule, by Father Holt.
Household
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
intelligence
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
kinsman
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
letter
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
London
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
makes
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From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
married
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
Mons
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
Netherlands
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
objected
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From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
old
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
older
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From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
one-and-twenty
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
Ostend
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
otes
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
packet
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
perhaps
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From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
post
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
PS
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From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
quitting
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
raik
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From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
reform
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From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
scapegrace
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is heart and soul for the _good cause_.
small
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
soul
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From this reading She is heart and soul for the _good cause_.
sow
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
St
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From this reading We were married at St. Gudule, by Father Holt.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PS. (the young gentleman wrote): Clotilda is _older than me_, which perhaps may be objected to her: but I am so _old a raik_ that the age makes no difference, and I am _determined_ to reform.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
waiting
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were married at St. Gudule, by Father Holt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were married at St. Gudule, by Father Holt.
Wertheim
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
whereof
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
wild
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
wrote
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
years
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From this reading The young scapegrace, being one-and-twenty years old, and being anxious to sow his “wild otes”, as he wrote, had married Mademoiselle de Wertheim, daughter of Count de Wertheim, Chamberlain to the Emperor, and having a post in the Household of the Governor of the Netherlands.
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From this reading After quitting Mons and the army, and as he was waiting for a packet at Ostend, Esmond had a letter from his young kinsman Castlewood at Bruxelles, conveying intelligence whereof Frank besought him to be the bearer to London, and which caused Colonel Esmond no small anxiety.
