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Chapter III
THE GENERAL POST OFFICE. 1834-1841. While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges. I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time. A sadder household never was held together.
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a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sadder household never was held together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time.”
during the time that
From this reading “While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.”
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From this reading 1834-1841.
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From this reading 1834-1841.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A sadder household never was held together.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time.
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From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time.
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From this reading THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
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From this reading A sadder household never was held together.
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From this reading I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time.
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From this reading A sadder household never was held together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time.
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From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sadder household never was held together.
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From this reading THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
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From this reading A sadder household never was held together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
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From this reading I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I then saw my father and my brother Henry for the last time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading A sadder household never was held together.
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From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
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From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
during the time that
From this reading While I was still learning my duty as an usher at Mr. Drury's school at Brussels, I was summoned to my clerkship in the London Post Office, and on my way passed through Bruges.
