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Chapter I
IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica. Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica. You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia. Once there you can hire or purchase a horse. If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once there you can hire or purchase a horse.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.”
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From this reading IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
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From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
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From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
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From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
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From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
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From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
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From this reading IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
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From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
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From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
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From this reading Once there you can hire or purchase a horse.
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From this reading Once there you can hire or purchase a horse.
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From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
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From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
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From this reading IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.
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From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.
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From this reading Once there you can hire or purchase a horse.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once there you can hire or purchase a horse.
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From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
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From this reading Once there you can hire or purchase a horse.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.
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From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once there you can hire or purchase a horse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing is more picturesque and more easy to accomplish than a journey in Corsica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN the beginning of March, 1841, I was travelling in Corsica.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
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From this reading If you wish to hire a horse you can do so for five francs a-day; if you purchase one you can have a good animal for one hundred and fifty francs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can embark at Toulon, in twenty hours you will be in Ajaccio, and then in twenty-four hours more you are at Bastia.
