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DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else. Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart. Hard won, close bound. If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature. The pale blonde has a heart.
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having a strong wish to do or obtain something
From this reading “Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The pale blonde has a heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.”
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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 If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
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From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
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From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
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From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
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From this reading The pale blonde has a heart.
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From this reading Hard won, close bound.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
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From this reading Hard won, close bound.
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From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
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From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
having a strong wish to do or obtain something
From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
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From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
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From this reading Hard won, close bound.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pale blonde has a heart.
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From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
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From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
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From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
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From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
not any; not one
From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
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From this reading The pale blonde has a heart.
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From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
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From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DEAR FELIX: She may not care for me, but she is interested in no one else.
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From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
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From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
which person or people
From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
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From this reading Of this I am assured by John Poindexter, who seems very desirous of aiding me in my attempt to win his daughter's heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If she ever comes to love me it will be with the force of a very strong nature.
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From this reading Hard won, close bound.
