Chapter VI
Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A. FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London. XLIV. SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24). MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
The Letters of Jane Austen
Chapter VI
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Yours
very
affec^{tly},
J.
A.
FOOTNOTE:
[17]
The
present
Lady
Pollen,
of
Redenham,
near
Andover,
then
at
a
school
in
London.
XLIV.
SLOANE
STREET,
Monday
(May
24).
MY
DEAREST
CASSANDRA,--I
am
very
much
obliged
to
you
for
writing
to
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Yours
very
affec^{tly},
J.
A.
Line 2
FOOTNOTE:
[17]
The
present
Lady
Pollen,
of
Redenham,
near
Andover,
then
at
a
school
in
London.
Line 3
XLIV.
Line 4
SLOANE
STREET,
Monday
(May
24).
Line 5
MY
DEAREST
CASSANDRA,--I
am
very
much
obliged
to
you
for
writing
to
me.
Learner Dictionary
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May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).”
Yours
pronoun
US /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.”
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17
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24
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From this reading SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.
affec
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From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
Andover
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
CASSANDRA
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DEAREST
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FOOTNOTE
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
J
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Lady
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London
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Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
Monday
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From this reading SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).
much
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From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
near
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obliged
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From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
Pollen
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present
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Redenham
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school
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SLOANE
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From this reading SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).
STREET
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From this reading SLOANE STREET, Monday (May 24).
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOOTNOTE: [17] The present Lady Pollen, of Redenham, near Andover, then at a school in London.
then
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tly
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From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
very
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From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.
writing
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XLIV
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From this reading XLIV.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAREST CASSANDRA,--I am very much obliged to you for writing to me.
YourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours very affec^{tly}, J. A.