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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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afraid
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
any
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From this reading No human being but _you_ could have any chance of prevailing with her.
appear
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
applying
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
attended
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
aunt
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
bear
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From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
better
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
break
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From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
c
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From this reading Yours, &c., C. VERNON.
cannot
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From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
case
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
chance
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From this reading No human being but _you_ could have any chance of prevailing with her.
commands
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No human being but _you_ could have any chance of prevailing with her.
Courcy
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
De
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
distracted
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From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
equivocation
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
excuse
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
forced
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
greatest
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
helping
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
hope
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
human
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From this reading No human being but _you_ could have any chance of prevailing with her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
James
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
letter
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
mamma's
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
Martin
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
miserable
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
Miss
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
Mr
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
off
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From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
other
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
persuade
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From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
prevailing
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From this reading No human being but _you_ could have any chance of prevailing with her.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
Sir
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
speaking
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
spirit
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
subject
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if you do not take my part and persuade her to break it off, I shall be half distracted, for I cannot bear him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
trouble
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
uncle
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
VERNON
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From this reading Yours, &c., C. VERNON.
very
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
way
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No human being but _you_ could have any chance of prevailing with her.
world
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
writing
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From this reading I am very miserable about Sir James Martin, and have no other way in the world of helping myself but by writing to you, for I am forbidden even speaking to my uncle and aunt on the subject; and this being the case, I am afraid my applying to you will appear no better than equivocation, and as if I attended to the letter and not the spirit of mamma’s commands.
XXI
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From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading XXI _Miss Vernon to Mr. De Courcy._ Sir,—I hope you will excuse this liberty; I am forced upon it by the greatest distress, or I should be ashamed to trouble you.
YourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours, &c., C. VERNON.
