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Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London. (Free.--Pitt Crawley.) MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend! Oh, what a change between to-day and yesterday! Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Oh, what a change between to-day and yesterday!”
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading “Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “(Free.--Pitt Crawley.)”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, what a change between to-day and yesterday!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
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From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Oh, what a change between to-day and yesterday!
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From this reading Oh, what a change between to-day and yesterday!
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From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
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From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
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From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading (Free.--Pitt Crawley.)
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From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
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From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
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From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
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From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
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From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
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From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
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From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
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From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
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From this reading Oh, what a change between to-day and yesterday!
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From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
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From this reading (Free.--Pitt Crawley.)
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From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
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From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
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From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
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From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
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From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
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From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
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From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
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From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
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From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Private and Confidential Miss Rebecca Sharp to Miss Amelia Sedley, Russell Square, London.
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From this reading Oh, what a change between to-day and yesterday!
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From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I am friendless and alone; yesterday I was at home, in the sweet company of a sister, whom I shall ever, ever cherish!
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
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From this reading MY DEAREST, SWEETEST AMELIA, With what mingled joy and sorrow do I take up the pen to write to my dearest friend!
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From this reading Oh, what a change between to-day and yesterday!
