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XXVII. AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.” Love’s Labour’s Lost. I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden. When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.””
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.””
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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 AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
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From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading Love’s Labour’s Lost.
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From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading Love’s Labour’s Lost.
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From this reading Love’s Labour’s Lost.
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From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
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From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
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From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
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From this reading I had a client in R---- by the name of Monell; and it was from him I had planned to learn the best way of approaching Mrs. Belden.
at the time that
From this reading When, therefore, I was so fortunate as to meet him, almost on my arrival, driving on the long road behind his famous trotter Alfred, I regarded the encounter as a most auspicious beginning of a very doubtful enterprise.
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From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading AMY BELDEN “A merrier man Within the limits of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour’s talk withal.”
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From this reading XXVII.
