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Author
Benjamin Franklin
Level
C1
Chapters
19
Length
~69k words
Reading time
~6 h
Translation
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DICTIONARY

cherish
verb

TRANSLATION

дорожить, лелеять

to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.

She cherishes the memory of her grandmother.
Она дорожит памятью о своей бабушке.

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The opening

How “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” begins

Twyford , 3 at the Bishop of St. Asaph’s, 1771.

Dear Son: I have ever had pleasure in obtaining any little anecdotes of my ancestors.

You may remember the inquiries I made among the remains of my relations when you were with me in England, and the journey I undertook for that purpose.

Imagining it may be equally agreeable to you to know the circumstances of my life, many of which you are yet unacquainted with, and expecting the enjoyment of a week’s uninterrupted leisure in my present country retirement, I sit down to write them for you.

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