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1875
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
Account
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
Baron
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
begun
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was something striking in the kind of forgetfulness by which he suffered.
Concord
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
conversed
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From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
Conway
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
Conway's
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He remembered the realities and uses of things when he could not recall their names.
Death
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
disappear
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From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
Dr
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
Edward
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
Emerson
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
Emerson's
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
enough
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
Extracts
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
faculties
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
faults
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From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
feet
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
find
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
following
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
forgetfulness
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From this reading There was something striking in the kind of forgetfulness by which he suffered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
Funeral
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
gives
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
house
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
Illness
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
Journal
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
kind
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From this reading There was something striking in the kind of forgetfulness by which he suffered.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
Le
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
listener
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
Mr
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
names
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From this reading He remembered the realities and uses of things when he could not recall their names.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He remembered the realities and uses of things when he could not recall their names.
obvious
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
old
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From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
realities
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From this reading He remembered the realities and uses of things when he could not recall their names.
recall
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From this reading He remembered the realities and uses of things when he could not recall their names.
Recollections
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
remembered
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From this reading He remembered the realities and uses of things when he could not recall their names.
Russell's
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
sad
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
Services
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
sit
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
sitting
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something striking in the kind of forgetfulness by which he suffered.
stayed
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
striking
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From this reading There was something striking in the kind of forgetfulness by which he suffered.
suffered
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From this reading There was something striking in the kind of forgetfulness by which he suffered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He remembered the realities and uses of things when he could not recall their names.
There
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From this reading There was something striking in the kind of forgetfulness by which he suffered.
things
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From this reading He remembered the realities and uses of things when he could not recall their names.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
times
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From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
two
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
used
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From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
uses
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From this reading He remembered the realities and uses of things when he could not recall their names.
Visit
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
Visits
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
way
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From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something striking in the kind of forgetfulness by which he suffered.
Whitman's
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Conway gives the following account of two visits to Emerson after the decline of his faculties had begun to make itself obvious:-- "In 1875, when I stayed at his house in Concord for a little time, it was sad enough to find him sitting as a listener before those who used to sit at his feet in silence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when alone with him he conversed in the old way, and his faults of memory seemed at times to disappear.
Years
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From this reading Recollections of Emerson's Last Years.--Mr. Conway's Visits.--Extracts from Mr. Whitman's Journal.--Dr. Le Baron Russell's Visit.--Dr. Edward Emerson's Account.--Illness and Death.--Funeral Services.
