STAVE I: MARLEY'S GHOST MARLEY was dead: to begin with.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
MARLEY was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
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From this reading “MARLEY was dead: to begin with.”
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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 Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is no doubt whatever about that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
any thing at all
From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
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From this reading MARLEY was dead: to begin with.
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From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
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From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
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From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
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From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
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From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
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From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARLEY was dead: to begin with.
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From this reading Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
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From this reading There is no doubt whatever about that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
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From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no doubt whatever about that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
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From this reading MARLEY was dead: to begin with.
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From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no doubt whatever about that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
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From this reading Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
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From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
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From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
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From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
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From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
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From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no doubt whatever about that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
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From this reading There is no doubt whatever about that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARLEY was dead: to begin with.
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From this reading The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARLEY was dead: to begin with.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading There is no doubt whatever about that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARLEY was dead: to begin with.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Stave I: Marley's Ghost?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "STAVE I: MARLEY'S GHOST...", what tone does the author establish?
