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Chapter XVI
ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS. What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul! The end, I feel, is at hand. May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to. Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The end, I feel, is at hand.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!”
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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 ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
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From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
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From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
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From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
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From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
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From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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From this reading ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS.
belonging to the person speaking
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From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
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From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
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From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
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From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The end, I feel, is at hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May it be such as civilization and humanity are entitled to.
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From this reading Up to the present I have indited my notes day by day.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading What effect this news has upon me, and what emotion it awakens within my soul!
