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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 Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
account
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From this reading More than one who has come for me will one day come on his own account.
all
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
applaud
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
back
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From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
basket
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
blood-stained
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
cab
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From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
clap
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than one who has come for me will one day come on his own account.
cover
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
crowd
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
day
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From this reading More than one who has come for me will one day come on his own account.
execution
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
few
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From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
fifteen
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From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
follow
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More than one who has come for me will one day come on his own account.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
full
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than one who has come for me will one day come on his own account.
hasten
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
heads
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More than one who has come for me will one day come on his own account.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
later
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
laugh
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
Marie
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From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More than one who has come for me will one day come on his own account.
men
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
more
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
multitude
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More than one who has come for me will one day come on his own account.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
own
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From this reading More than one who has come for me will one day come on his own account.
pages
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From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
play
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From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
pleasure
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
predestined
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
read
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From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
sooner
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
space
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
stain
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From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
story
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From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
taken
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From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
there
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
to-day
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From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
true
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From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
unknown
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From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
weep
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From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
why
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From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE multitude will laugh, will clap its hands, will applaud; and amongst all those free and unknown men, who hasten, full of pleasure, to an execution, in that crowd of heads that will cover the open space, there will be more than one predestined to follow mine sooner or later into the blood-stained basket.
windows
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From this reading MY little Marie, they have taken her back to her play; she will look at the crowd through the windows of the cab, and will think no more of _that gentleman_!
write
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From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
years
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From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, she must have from me my true story, and why my name has a stain of blood upon it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Perhaps I shall yet have time to write a few pages for her, that one day she will read; and fifteen years hence she may perhaps weep for to-day.
