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Chapter XIV
A BIT OF EDELWEISS. "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter. "Why doesn't the stupid fellow commence with, 'My own dearest Fanny'? It would be very much nicer, wouldn't it?") "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be very much nicer, wouldn't it?")”
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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 A BIT OF EDELWEISS.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be very much nicer, wouldn't it?")
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading A BIT OF EDELWEISS.
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From this reading "Why doesn't the stupid fellow commence with, 'My own dearest Fanny'?
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
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From this reading "Why doesn't the stupid fellow commence with, 'My own dearest Fanny'?
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From this reading "Why doesn't the stupid fellow commence with, 'My own dearest Fanny'?
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From this reading A BIT OF EDELWEISS.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
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From this reading "Why doesn't the stupid fellow commence with, 'My own dearest Fanny'?
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
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From this reading It would be very much nicer, wouldn't it?")
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading It would be very much nicer, wouldn't it?")
not any; not one
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BIT OF EDELWEISS.
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From this reading "Why doesn't the stupid fellow commence with, 'My own dearest Fanny'?
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading "Why doesn't the stupid fellow commence with, 'My own dearest Fanny'?
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge--" ("That's altogether too formal, isn't it?" said Fanny, looking up from the letter.
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From this reading It would be very much nicer, wouldn't it?")
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading "My dear Miss Lethbridge,--Since my last we have had glorious weather, and I have been to no end of places, enjoying myself thoroughly.
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From this reading "Why doesn't the stupid fellow commence with, 'My own dearest Fanny'?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why doesn't the stupid fellow commence with, 'My own dearest Fanny'?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be very much nicer, wouldn't it?")
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From this reading It would be very much nicer, wouldn't it?")
