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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 From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
all
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
ascended
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
bears
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From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
boast
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
boys
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From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
button
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
Christian
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From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
complain
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
continue
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From this reading I need hardly continue the story further.
D'Almavivas
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
Daguilar
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
day
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
deficiency
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
England
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From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
entertaining
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From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
further
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From this reading I need hardly continue the story further.
fêtes
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
Giralda
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
guest
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
hardly
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From this reading I need hardly continue the story further.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
honoured
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
house
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From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need hardly continue the story further.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
JACK
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
JAMAICA
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
known
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
love-suit
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
Maria
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
Marquis
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
MISS
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
month
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need hardly continue the story further.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
occasion
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
once
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
own
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From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
pleasure
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From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
Pomfret
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
present
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
raid
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
romance
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
SARAH
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
series
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have since that had the pleasure of entertaining him in my own poor house in England, and one of our boys bears his Christian name.
SPANISH
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
spite
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
story
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From this reading I need hardly continue the story further.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I need hardly continue the story further.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
throve
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
TOWN
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From this reading MISS SARAH JACK, OF SPANISH TOWN, JAMAICA.
unfortunate
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From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be known to all that my love-suit throve in spite of my unfortunate raid on the button of the Marquis D’Almavivas, at whose series of fêtes through that month I was, I may boast, an honoured guest.
write
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From this reading From that day in which I ascended the Giralda to this present day in which I write, I have never once had occasion to complain of a deficiency of romance either in Maria Daguilar or in Maria Pomfret.
