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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 I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
adoption
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
afraid
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From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
all
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From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
Aunt
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back
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
by-and-bye
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From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
call
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
careful
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certain
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From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
Charlotte
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childhood
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Clement
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From this reading _From Clement Hazeldine to Hermia Rivers_.
confided
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From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
CORRESPONDENCE
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From this reading CORRESPONDENCE.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
days
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detail
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
down
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earliest
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From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
early
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
eyes
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Clement Hazeldine to Hermia Rivers_.
go
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
Hazeldine
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From this reading _From Clement Hazeldine to Hermia Rivers_.
Hermia
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From this reading _From Clement Hazeldine to Hermia Rivers_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
impressions
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From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
information
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From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
John
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
many
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From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
minuteness
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more
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From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
now
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
once
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From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
previously
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purpose
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From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
recollections
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From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
Rivers
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From this reading _From Clement Hazeldine to Hermia Rivers_.
shut
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talks
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From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
then
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _From Clement Hazeldine to Hermia Rivers_.
together
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From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
Uncle
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very
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From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
want
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am afraid that all you can tell me will amount to very little, but I want the information in question for a certain purpose, about which I may have more to tell you by-and-bye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
write
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From this reading What I now want you to do is, to shut your eyes and go back in memory to those early days, and then to write down in detail, and with careful minuteness, everything you can call to mind about your childhood previously to your adoption by Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the course of our many talks together, you have more than once confided to me certain details of your earliest impressions and recollections.
