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Some Irish Yesterdays
Some Irish Yesterdays

Chapter I

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AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.
ETC.
An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting
_The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_
"*She found the idea highly humorous*" .
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Some Irish Yesterdays

Chapter I

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AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.
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ETC.
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An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting
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_The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_
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"*She found the idea highly humorous*" .

Learner Dictionary

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

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"*She found the idea highly humorous*" .”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_”

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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 An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

acknowledge

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

ALL

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

Alsatia

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

also

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

appeared

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

AUTHORS

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

B

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Biography

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Boon

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

C

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Captivity

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

CHARLOTTE

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

Children

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Co

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

Companions

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Constable

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

courtesy

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

Day

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

desire

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

Editors

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

ETC

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

EXPERIENCES

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

following

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "*She found the idea highly humorous*" .

Fox-Hunting

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Hand

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

Health

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

highly

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From this reading "*She found the idea highly humorous*" .

Holiday

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Horticultural

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

humorous

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From this reading "*She found the idea highly humorous*" .

Hunt

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Hunting

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

idea

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From this reading "*She found the idea highly humorous*" .

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Ireland

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

IRISH

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

Lost

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

M

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

Magazines

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

Mahatmas

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Messrs

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Out

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Outpost

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Patrick's

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Periodicals

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

permission

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

permitting

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

Picnics

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Pump

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

R

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

REAL

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

Record

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

reprint

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

reproduction

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "*She found the idea highly humorous*" .

SHORE

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

Sickness

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Sketches

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

Slipper's

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

SOME

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From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

Stolen

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

Strayed

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From this reading An Outpost of Ireland Picnics Boon Companions The Biography of a Pump Hunting Mahatmas A Patrick’s Day Hunt Alsatia "In Sickness and in Health" Horticultural Out of Hand A Record of Holiday Lost, Stolen, or Strayed Children of the Captivity Slipper’s A B C of Fox-Hunting

thank

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AUTHORS OF "THE REAL CHARLOTTE," "SOME EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M.," "ALL ON THE IRISH SHORE," ETC.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_

wish

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From this reading _The Authors desire to thank the Editors of the Magazines and Periodicals in which the following Sketches have appeared, for their permission to reprint them here; and they wish also to acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. Constable & Co. in permitting the reproduction of "A Patrick’s Day Hunt."_