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Chapter IX
JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows: "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it. Ever so many thanks. You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up. But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ever so many thanks.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with 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 But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
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From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
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From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
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From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
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From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
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From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
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From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever so many thanks.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
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From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
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From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
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From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
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From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
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From this reading Ever so many thanks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
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From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ever so many thanks.
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From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ever so many thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOCKIE'S ARRIVAL SIDNEY'S next letter from Randolph Neville was as follows:
in the company of; together with
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
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From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have inspired and braced me, for I can tell you one wants bracing in this awful hole, and I don't wonder at so many giving up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I'm starting a few innovations, and am turning teetotaller, at small cost to myself, for I've never been inclined in the opposite direction, and it's digging your grave to drink in this climate.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "DEAR MISS URQUHART, "The mail is just in, and yours with it.
