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Chapter XI
Your BA. _R.B. to E.B.B._ Tuesday. [Post-mark, June 16, 1846.] I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache? And now I sit down to write what Ba will read ... what has become of the heat and fatigue?
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?”
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From this reading [Post-mark, June 16, 1846.]
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I sit down to write what Ba will read ... what has become of the heat and fatigue?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading _R.B. to E.B.B._ Tuesday.
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From this reading Your BA.
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From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading And now I sit down to write what Ba will read ... what has become of the heat and fatigue?
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From this reading _R.B. to E.B.B._ Tuesday.
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From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading And now I sit down to write what Ba will read ... what has become of the heat and fatigue?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading [Post-mark, June 16, 1846.]
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From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading And now I sit down to write what Ba will read ... what has become of the heat and fatigue?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading [Post-mark, June 16, 1846.]
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From this reading _R.B. to E.B.B._ Tuesday.
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From this reading And now I sit down to write what Ba will read ... what has become of the heat and fatigue?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading And now I sit down to write what Ba will read ... what has become of the heat and fatigue?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _R.B. to E.B.B._ Tuesday.
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From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading _R.B. to E.B.B._ Tuesday.
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From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
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From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have just returned from Town—some twelve miles at least I must have walked in this extreme heat ... so what has become of the headache?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And now I sit down to write what Ba will read ... what has become of the heat and fatigue?
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From this reading And now I sit down to write what Ba will read ... what has become of the heat and fatigue?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your BA.
