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2
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
accustomed
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From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
affection
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From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
afraid
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
all
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
assistance
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
assured
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
attention
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From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
becoming
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From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
call
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
came
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
Custom-House
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
d
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
days
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From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
dearest
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
Decr
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From this reading Decr.
delicate
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From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
depressed
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From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
designs
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
Dove
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
eleven
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
excellent
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
find
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
finding
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
flattened
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From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
further
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
giving
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
hates
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
Hawthorne's
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
heart
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
hope
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
insomuch
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From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
intend
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From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
kissed
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
letter
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
marked
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From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
mean
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From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
much
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
Naughty
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
neglect
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From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
news
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
nose
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
o'clock
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
oblation
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From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
odours
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From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
offer
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From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
opened
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
particular
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From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
person
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
rich
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From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
serious
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
Sophie
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And besides, I have a particular affection for that nose, insomuch that I intend, one of these days, to offer it an oblation of rich and delicate odours.
thoughts
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
trusted
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
up
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
very
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From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
Well
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From this reading Well, I am afraid I shall never find in my heart to call that excellent little person "Naughty" again--no; and I have even serious thoughts of giving up all further designs upon her nose, since she hates so much to have it kissed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the poor little nose!--would it not be quite depressed (I do not mean flattened) by my neglect, after becoming accustomed to such marked attention?
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 2d.--Your letter came to me at the Custom-House, very dearest, at about eleven o'clock; and I opened it with an assured hope of finding good news about my Dove; for I had trusted very much in Sophie Hawthorne's assistance.
