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Chapter XIII
I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever. In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London. There were the 'buses parading the streets with the miens of elephants. There were the police looking precisely as I had been informed by the prints. There were the sandwich-men.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.”
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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 In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were the police looking precisely as I had been informed by the prints.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
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From this reading There were the 'buses parading the streets with the miens of elephants.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
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From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading There were the 'buses parading the streets with the miens of elephants.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were the police looking precisely as I had been informed by the prints.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
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From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
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From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading There were the police looking precisely as I had been informed by the prints.
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From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
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From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
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From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading There were the police looking precisely as I had been informed by the prints.
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From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
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From this reading There were the 'buses parading the streets with the miens of elephants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
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From this reading There were the 'buses parading the streets with the miens of elephants.
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From this reading There were the police looking precisely as I had been informed by the prints.
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From this reading There were the police looking precisely as I had been informed by the prints.
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From this reading There were the police looking precisely as I had been informed by the prints.
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From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
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From this reading There were the sandwich-men.
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From this reading There were the 'buses parading the streets with the miens of elephants.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
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From this reading There were the 'buses parading the streets with the miens of elephants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were the 'buses parading the streets with the miens of elephants.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading In an impatience, which was denoted by a certain economy of apparel, I went to a window to look upon day-lit London.
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From this reading I have of late been led to wistfully reflect that many of the illustrators are very clever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were the 'buses parading the streets with the miens of elephants.
