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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 My being away is a sign of her really good symptoms.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
Alice
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From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
almost
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
Ambassador
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
away
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From this reading My being away is a sign of her really good symptoms.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading My being away is a sign of her really good symptoms.
bring
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
Cambon
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
chargé
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
Charmes
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
club
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
coming
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
connection
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
constituted
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
d'affaires
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
day
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
degree
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
dinner
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
diplomatists
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
du
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
easy
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
entertained
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
Foreign
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
form
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
French
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
Frenchmen
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
friend
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
friends
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
G
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
going
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
haven't
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From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
health
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
helplessly
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
how
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From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
introduction
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
invited
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
jolly
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
Jusserand
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
Leamington
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
London
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
Madrid
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
many
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
Maurier
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
mild
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
moments
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
more
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
murders
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My being away is a sign of her really good symptoms.
night
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
notes
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
now
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
oblige
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My being away is a sign of her really good symptoms.
Office
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
other
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
out
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
Paul
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
police
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
rather
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
really
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From this reading My being away is a sign of her really good symptoms.
relieve
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
robust
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
saw
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From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
seen
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
sign
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From this reading My being away is a sign of her really good symptoms.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
symptoms
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From this reading My being away is a sign of her really good symptoms.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
two
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
usual
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
very
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
Whitechapel
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
winter
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From this reading She is now in very good form--still going out, I hear from her, in the mild moments, and feeling very easy and even jolly about her Leamington winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
wüthend
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From this reading She was _wüthend_ after the London police, in connection with the Whitechapel murders, to a degree that almost constituted robust health.
Xavier
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
year
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From this reading I have seen a great many (that is, more than usual) Frenchmen in London this year: they bring me notes of introduction--and the other day, the night before coming away, I entertained at dinner (at a club,) the French Ambassador at Madrid (Paul Cambon), Xavier Charmes of the French Foreign Office, G. du Maurier, and the wonderful little Jusserand, the chargé d'affaires in London, who is a great friend of mine, and to oblige and relieve whom it was that I invited the two other diplomatists, his friends, whom he had rather helplessly on his hands.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I haven't told you how I found Alice when I last saw her.
