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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 I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
accession
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From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
addresses
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
always
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From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
awkwardness
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
become
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From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of course (like my neighbours), I have been to dinner there.
business
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
cannot
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From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
changes
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
character
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
club
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From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
comes
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From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
common
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From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course (like my neighbours), I have been to dinner there.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
dinner
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From this reading Of course (like my neighbours), I have been to dinner there.
election
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From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
festivals
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From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
Finsbury
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
friend
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
friendship's
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
gratitude
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
it's
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
King's
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From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
late
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From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
lawyer
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
learn
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
legal
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
like
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From this reading Of course (like my neighbours), I have been to dinner there.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
man
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
Michael
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
Michael's
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
natural
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
neglect
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From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
neighbours
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From this reading Of course (like my neighbours), I have been to dinner there.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
now
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
number
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From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
offering
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
office
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From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
old
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
personally
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
placid
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
pursue
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
refusing
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
remains
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
residence
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
Road
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From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
say
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
story
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
subsequently
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
swear
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From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
talent
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
thankful
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
there
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From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
Thus
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From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know Michael Finsbury personally; my business--I know the awkwardness of having such a man for a lawyer--still it’s an old story now, and there is such a thing as gratitude, and, in short, my legal business, although now (I am thankful to say) of quite a placid character, remains entirely in Michael’s hands.
trouble
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From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
wealth
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From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the trouble is I have no natural talent for addresses; I learn one for every man--that is friendship’s offering; and the friend who subsequently changes his residence is dead to me, memory refusing to pursue him.
write
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From this reading Thus it comes about that, as I always write to Michael at his office, I cannot swear to his number in the King’s Road.
years
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From this reading Of late years, since his accession to wealth, neglect of business, and election to the club, these little festivals have become common.
