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Chapter XXXVI · The Trust Fulfilled

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You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.
All’s Well that Ends Well.
Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.
It had of course told the most on Barbara.
Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Magnum Bonum

Chapter XXXVI · The Trust Fulfilled

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.
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All’s Well that Ends Well.
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Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.
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It had of course told the most on Barbara.
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Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It had of course told the most on Barbara.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It had of course told the most on Barbara.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All’s Well that Ends Well.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.”

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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 Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

All's

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From this reading All’s Well that Ends Well.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

AnothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

Barbara

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From this reading It had of course told the most on Barbara.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

bestow

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

changes

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

character

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

charity

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

children

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

collected

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

Collingwood

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It had of course told the most on Barbara.

day

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

deeper

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

effects

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

Ends

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From this reading All’s Well that Ends Well.

experience

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

faculties

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

father

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

felt

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

Fordham

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

general

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

gentle

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

gone

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

grief

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

harsher

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

heedfullest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

household

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

inclusive

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had of course told the most on Barbara.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

learnt

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

lines

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

made

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

manifest

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

Marmaduke

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

More

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

most

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From this reading It had of course told the most on Barbara.

mother

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

note

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

notes

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It had of course told the most on Barbara.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

out

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

prescriptions

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

prov'd

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

rare

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

reading

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

reservation

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

smoothed

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

some

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

source

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

sovereignty

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

Street

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It had of course told the most on Barbara.

tolerant

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

truly

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From this reading Her first great grief seemed to have smoothed out the harsher lines of her character, and made her gentle and tolerant as she had never been; or more truly, she had learnt charity at a deeper source.

unimportant

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

various

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

Viscount

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

Well

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From this reading All’s Well that Ends Well.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

will'd

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From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

year

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From this reading Another year had come and gone, with its various changes, and the mother of the Collingwood Street household felt each day that the short life of Marmaduke Viscount Fordham had not been an unimportant one to her children.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You know, my father left me some prescriptions Of rare and prov’d effects, such as his reading, And manifest experience, had collected For general sovereignty; and that he will’d me In heedfullest reservation to bestow them, As notes, whose faculties inclusive were, More than they were in note.