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Your H. _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869. My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others. But there's no telling where my pen may take me. You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.”
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “But there's no telling where my pen may take me.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there's no telling where my pen may take me.”
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From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
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From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
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From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
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From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
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From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there's no telling where my pen may take me.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
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From this reading Your H.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
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From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
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From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But there's no telling where my pen may take me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there's no telling where my pen may take me.
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From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
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From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
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From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
not any; not one
From this reading But there's no telling where my pen may take me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
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From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading But there's no telling where my pen may take me.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
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From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
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From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there's no telling where my pen may take me.
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From this reading But there's no telling where my pen may take me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading But there's no telling where my pen may take me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
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From this reading _To his Mother._ 7 Half Moon St., W. March 26, 1869.
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From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
at the time that
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
in or at the place that
From this reading But there's no telling where my pen may take me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My dearest Mother, ...This will have been my fifth weekly bundle since my arrival, and I can't promise--or rather I forbear to threaten--that it shall be as hugely copious as the others.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see I am still in what my old landlord never speaks of but as 'this great metropolis'; and I hope you will believe me when I add, moreover, that I am in the best of health and spirits.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your H.
