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FROM MISS MIRANDA MOPE, IN PARIS, TO MRS. ABRAHAM C. MOPE, AT BANGOR, MAINE. September 5th, 1879. My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much. I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ABRAHAM C. MOPE, AT BANGOR, MAINE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.”
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From this reading September 5th, 1879.
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From this reading September 5th, 1879.
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From this reading ABRAHAM C. MOPE, AT BANGOR, MAINE.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ABRAHAM C. MOPE, AT BANGOR, MAINE.
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From this reading ABRAHAM C. MOPE, AT BANGOR, MAINE.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading ABRAHAM C. MOPE, AT BANGOR, MAINE.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM MISS MIRANDA MOPE, IN PARIS, TO MRS.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FROM MISS MIRANDA MOPE, IN PARIS, TO MRS.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
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From this reading ABRAHAM C. MOPE, AT BANGOR, MAINE.
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From this reading FROM MISS MIRANDA MOPE, IN PARIS, TO MRS.
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From this reading FROM MISS MIRANDA MOPE, IN PARIS, TO MRS.
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From this reading FROM MISS MIRANDA MOPE, IN PARIS, TO MRS.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading FROM MISS MIRANDA MOPE, IN PARIS, TO MRS.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
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From this reading FROM MISS MIRANDA MOPE, IN PARIS, TO MRS.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
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From this reading September 5th, 1879.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM MISS MIRANDA MOPE, IN PARIS, TO MRS.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
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From this reading I am glad you show my letters round in the family, for I like them all to know what I am doing, and I can't write to every one, though I try to answer all reasonable expectations.
but in spite of that
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear mother--I have kept you posted as far as Tuesday week last, and, although my letter will not have reached you yet, I will begin another before my news accumulates too much.
