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Chapter XVI
REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance. We were then twelve years old. I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain. You were weak and timid. I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.”
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.”
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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 REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
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From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You were weak and timid.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
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From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
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From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
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From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
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From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
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From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
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From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
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From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.
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From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
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From this reading We were then twelve years old.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.
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From this reading I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.
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From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
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From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
To recall to mind.
From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
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From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
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From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
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From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
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From this reading We were then twelve years old.
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From this reading You were weak and timid.
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From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
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From this reading We were then twelve years old.
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From this reading I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were then twelve years old.
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From this reading You were weak and timid.
a lack of physical strength
From this reading I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were then twelve years old.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I know not what united us; our weakness, perhaps.
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From this reading We were then twelve years old.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I met you one October evening upon the college green, beneath the plane trees, near the little fountain.
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From this reading REMINISCENCES Let me regret, let me remember, let me review all my youth in a single glance.
