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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 ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
age
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
await
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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
bear
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
beauty
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
bridegroom
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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
called
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
carry
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
certain
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
city
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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
conclusion
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
deficient
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
demand
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
England
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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
enough
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From this reading ‘It is enough,’ he said.
fallen
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
fate
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
friends
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
grossly
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘It is enough,’ he said.
heart
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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
influence
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
interest
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It is enough,’ he said.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It is enough,’ he said.
lay
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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
London
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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
man
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
now
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
often
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
own
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
parents
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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
partly
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
quality
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
said
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From this reading ‘It is enough,’ he said.
sake
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
selected
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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
send
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From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
service
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
services
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall send you to England, to the great city of London, there to await the bridegroom I have selected.
share
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
son
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
spoke
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
suitable
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
there
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
to-night
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
too
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
Utah
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
well
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From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
words
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From this reading I answered him in broken words; my heart, I think I must have told him, lay with my dead parents.
years
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
young
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From this reading He shall be a son of mine, a young man suitable in age and not grossly deficient in that quality of beauty that your years demand.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘It has been my fate to be called on often, too often, for those services of which we spoke to-night; none in Utah could carry them so well to a conclusion; hence there has fallen into my hands a certain share of influence which I now lay at your service, partly for the sake of my dead friends, your parents; partly for the interest I bear you in your own right.
