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Chapter XXIV
THE SCARBOROUGH CORRESPONDENCE. It was as Mountjoy had said. The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands. Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation. As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.”
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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 The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as Mountjoy had said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
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From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
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From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
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From this reading THE SCARBOROUGH CORRESPONDENCE.
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From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
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From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
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From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
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From this reading As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
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From this reading As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as Mountjoy had said.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
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From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
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From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
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From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as Mountjoy had said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:
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From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:
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From this reading It was as Mountjoy had said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:
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From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as Mountjoy had said.
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From this reading THE SCARBOROUGH CORRESPONDENCE.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCARBOROUGH CORRESPONDENCE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mountjoy had thought the matter over, sitting in the easy-chair in his brother's room, and had at last declined the invitation.
up to a particular time
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
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From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as Mountjoy had said.
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From this reading As his letter was emblematic of the man, it may be as well to give it to the reader:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire had written to him a letter inviting him to Tretton, and telling him that it would be the best home for him till death should have put Tretton into other hands.
