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See http://www. George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health. About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let. I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live. My salary was one hundred and fifty pounds a year.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.”
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading “George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.”
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading My salary was one hundred and fifty pounds a year.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading See http://www.
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From this reading My salary was one hundred and fifty pounds a year.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
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From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading My salary was one hundred and fifty pounds a year.
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From this reading My salary was one hundred and fifty pounds a year.
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From this reading See http://www.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was going to be married, and wanted a place in which to live.
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From this reading About that time my eyes were very much open for such things as house-agents' notice-boards and placards in windows that announced that houses or portions of houses were to let.
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From this reading See http://www.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
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From this reading George H. Doran Company New York One day in the early June of the year 1900 I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath and found myself in the neighbourhood of the Vale of Health.
