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43
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
account
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
afraid
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
all
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
answer
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
Aunt's
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
aware
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
BelievenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Believe me, Faithfully yours, EDWARD LODGERS.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
capital
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
Dear
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
debts
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
Deed
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
dipping
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
disappointing
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
distributed
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
doubtless
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
due
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
EDWARD
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From this reading Believe me, Faithfully yours, EDWARD LODGERS.
enclosing
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
Faithfully
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From this reading Believe me, Faithfully yours, EDWARD LODGERS.
fifteenth
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
final
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
furniture
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From this reading The sale of furniture took place last Monday.
greater
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
hand
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
heavily
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
Ipswich
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
L
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sale of furniture took place last Monday.
legacies
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
legatee
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
Lodgers
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Believe me, Faithfully yours, EDWARD LODGERS.
Monday
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From this reading The sale of furniture took place last Monday.
Mr
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
now
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
obtained
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
paid
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
past
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
place
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From this reading The sale of furniture took place last Monday.
pleasure
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
Probate
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
property
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
remainder
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
residuary
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
result
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
sale
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From this reading The sale of furniture took place last Monday.
see
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
seeing
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
seem
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
seems
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
Settlement
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
Solicitors
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
some
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
sum
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
there
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From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sale of furniture took place last Monday.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
various
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
Wayburn
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
Wotchett
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From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
years
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From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of L43 due to you as residuary legatee.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am afraid this will seem a disappointing result, but as you were doubtless aware (though I was not when I had the pleasure of seeing you), the greater part of your Aunt's property passed under a Deed of Settlement, and it seems she had been dipping heavily into the capital of the remainder for some years past.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Lodgers & Wayburn, Solicitors, Ipswich Dear Mr. Wotchett, In answer to yours of the fifteenth, I have obtained Probate, paid all debts, and distributed the various legacies.
