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Chapter XXII
SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_. It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy. This work we customarily began about nine of the morning. On the following day I was on hand earlier than usual. I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the following day I was on hand earlier than usual.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.”
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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 It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
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From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
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From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
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From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
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From this reading This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.
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From this reading On the following day I was on hand earlier than usual.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
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From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
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From this reading On the following day I was on hand earlier than usual.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
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From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
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From this reading On the following day I was on hand earlier than usual.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
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From this reading On the following day I was on hand earlier than usual.
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From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
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From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.
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From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
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From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day I was on hand earlier than usual.
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From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
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From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
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From this reading On the following day I was on hand earlier than usual.
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From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
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From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.
at the time that
From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a part of my duties, when in Washington, to assist my chief in his personal and official correspondence, which necessarily was very heavy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was done with Washington now, done with everything, eager only to be off on the far trails once more.
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From this reading SUCCESS IN SILK As things are, I think women are generally better creatures than men.--_S.T. Coleridge_.
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From this reading This work we customarily began about nine of the morning.
