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Chapter IX
Yours always, HENRY JAMES. _To Mrs. John L. Gardner._ Royal Hospital, Dublin. March 23d, 1895. Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago. But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_To Mrs. John L. Gardner._ Royal Hospital, Dublin.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours always, HENRY JAMES.”
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From this reading March 23d, 1895.
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From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading Yours always, HENRY JAMES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading March 23d, 1895.
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From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading _To Mrs. John L. Gardner._ Royal Hospital, Dublin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading _To Mrs. John L. Gardner._ Royal Hospital, Dublin.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading Yours always, HENRY JAMES.
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From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading _To Mrs. John L. Gardner._ Royal Hospital, Dublin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading Yours always, HENRY JAMES.
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From this reading _To Mrs. John L. Gardner._ Royal Hospital, Dublin.
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From this reading _To Mrs. John L. Gardner._ Royal Hospital, Dublin.
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From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading March 23d, 1895.
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From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading _To Mrs. John L. Gardner._ Royal Hospital, Dublin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
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From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading _To Mrs. John L. Gardner._ Royal Hospital, Dublin.
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From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I always delay hideously, and my shamelessness is rapidly becoming (in the matter of letter-writing) more disgraceful even than my procrastination.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To Mrs. John L. Gardner._ Royal Hospital, Dublin.
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From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
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From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Isabella Gardner, Yes, I have delayed hideously to write to you, since receiving your note of many days ago.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours always, HENRY JAMES.
