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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23

Chapter IX

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ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
TO MRS.
THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.
The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.
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The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 23

Chapter IX

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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TO MRS.
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THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.
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The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.
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451).

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Art auxiliary verb US /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading “The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.”

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.”

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451

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From this reading 451).

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

actually

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

alike

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

author

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

Autobiography

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

Autun

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

called

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

Camp

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

chateau

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

Donkey

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

Edinburgh

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

editor

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

etc

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

French

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

G

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

gave

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

Gilbert

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

guest

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

Hamerton

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

Highlands

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

host

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

landscape

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

late

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

letter

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

living

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

LOUIS

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From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

many

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

MRS

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From this reading TO MRS.

narrated

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

near

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

Notes

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

P

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

paid

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

Painter's

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

papers

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

Philip

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

Picturesque

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

pleasure

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

Portfolio

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

preparations

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

progress

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

proposed

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

ROBERT

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From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

see

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

small

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

social

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

STEVENSON

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From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

tells

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

THOMAS

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TO MRS.

tour

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

Travels

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

visit

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

walking

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From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

well-known

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THOMAS STEVENSON This letter tells of the progress of the Portfolio papers called _Picturesque Notes on Edinburgh_, and of preparations for the walking tour narrated in _Travels with a Donkey_.

works

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.

years

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From this reading The late Philip Gilbert Hamerton, editor of the Portfolio and author of _A Painter's Camp in the Highlands_ and of many well-known works on art, landscape, and French social life, was at this time and for many years living at a small chateau near Autun; and the visit here proposed was actually paid and gave great pleasure alike to host and guest (see _P. G. Hamerton, an Autobiography_, etc., p.