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Chapter IV
GOOD RESOLUTIONS NOT KEPT. Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home. He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy. His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier. He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOOD RESOLUTIONS NOT KEPT.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.”
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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 He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
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From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
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From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
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From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
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From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
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From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
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From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
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From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD RESOLUTIONS NOT KEPT.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
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From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
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From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
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From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
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From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
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From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading GOOD RESOLUTIONS NOT KEPT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GOOD RESOLUTIONS NOT KEPT.
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From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
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From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOOD RESOLUTIONS NOT KEPT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
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From this reading He is now twelve years of age, and has grown a tall, strong, healthy boy.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
at the time that
From this reading His blue eyes are just as merry, and his frank, fearless face as sunburnt, as when we first made his acquaintance on the pier.
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From this reading He is generous, grateful, and affectionate, and John Heedman and his wife--his good "father and mother," as he calls them now--are very dear to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four years of Charlie's life soon passed swiftly away in his pleasant and happy home.
