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Chapter IV
_MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal. I will say naught of the leave-taking at home. It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again. Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too. I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “_MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.”
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From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
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From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
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From this reading Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I will say naught of the leave-taking at home.
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From this reading It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
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From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
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From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
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From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
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From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
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From this reading It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.
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From this reading Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.
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From this reading It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.
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From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
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From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
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From this reading I will say naught of the leave-taking at home.
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From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
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From this reading Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.
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From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.
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From this reading I will say naught of the leave-taking at home.
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From this reading It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
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From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will say naught of the leave-taking at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will say naught of the leave-taking at home.
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From this reading Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will say naught of the leave-taking at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will say naught of the leave-taking at home.
from that place or that time
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.
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From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
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From this reading Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bad enough, and I don't want to live it over again.
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From this reading I rode part of the way on horseback by myself, and sometimes on a pillion behind Mr. Carey's servant, as far as Exeter, and from thence I came in the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.
at the time that
From this reading Oh, how weary I was when I arrived here, though I enjoyed the journey, too.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will say naught of the leave-taking at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _MY NEW CHARGE._ * * * * * * SHIRE, _March 19._ I HAVE been here three days, and have not been able before to write in my journal.
