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1915
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From this reading 25th, 1915.
21
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. Jan.
25th
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From this reading 25th, 1915.
American
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
appeal
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
behalf
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
Carlyle
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. Jan.
Cheyne
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. Jan.
Dearest
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
delightful
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
Elizabeth
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
generous
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
greatest
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
HENRY
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From this reading /* HENRY JAMES.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
included
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
informing
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
interest
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
JAMES
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From this reading /* HENRY JAMES.
Jan
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. Jan.
letter
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
Lily
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
Mansions
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. Jan.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
Miss
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
Motor-Ambulance
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
Norton
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
pamphlet
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
receive
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
Rim
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
S
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. Jan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
to-night
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From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.
Volunteer
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From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
W
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. Jan.
Walk
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From this reading #/ /* 21 Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, S.W. Jan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading */ _To Miss Elizabeth Norton._ /# The "pamphlet" was his appeal on behalf of the American Volunteer Motor-Ambulance, included in _Within the Rim_.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading */ /* Dearest Lily, */ It has been of the greatest interest, it has been delightful, to me to receive to-night your so generous and informing letter.