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1914
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. February 25th, 1914.
21
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25th
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. February 25th, 1914.
Abel
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
absolutely
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
asseveration
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
assurance
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
bent
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
Bernstein's
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
Bonnard's
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
Carlyle
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. February 25th, 1914.
charms
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
Cheyne
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. February 25th, 1914.
chez
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
Cote
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
count
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
de
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
Dearest
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
delight
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
dissuade
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
Du
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
Edith
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
et
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
excess
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
February
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. February 25th, 1914.
following
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
generously
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
give
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
hadn't
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
HENRY
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From this reading /* HENRY JAMES.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
interesting
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
JAMES
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From this reading /* HENRY JAMES.
l'Amour
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
La
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
learned
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
M
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
Mansions
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. February 25th, 1914.
Marcel
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
met
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
Mrs
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
nearest
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
novels
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
own
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
parted
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
possession
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
production
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
Proust
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
Proust's
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
receipt
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
referred
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
S
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. February 25th, 1914.
seen
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
sending
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
serve
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
some
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
Swann
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
too
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
tribute
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
tried
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
two
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
Vie
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
volumes
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
W
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. February 25th, 1914.
Walk
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. February 25th, 1914.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
Wharton
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From this reading */ _To Mrs. Wharton._ /# The two novels referred to in the following are M. Marcel Proust's _Du Cote de chez Swann_ and M. Abel Bonnard's _La Vie et l'Amour_.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
yearningly
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From this reading I tried to dissuade him from this excess, but nothing would serve--he was too yearningly bent upon it, and we parted with his asseveration that I might absolutely count on this tribute both to poor Proust's charms and to my own.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading */ /* Dearest Edith, */ The nearest I have come to receipt or possession of the interesting volumes you have so generously in mind is to have had _Bernstein's_ assurance, when I met him here some time since, that _he_ would give himself the delight of sending me the Proust production, which he learned from me that I hadn't seen.
