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Chapter XI
R. L. S. TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883]. MY DEAR GOSSE,—I enclose the receipt and the corrections. As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me. The £40 was a heavenly thing.
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The £40 was a heavenly thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.”
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From this reading TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883].
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From this reading TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883].
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From this reading The £40 was a heavenly thing.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The £40 was a heavenly thing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR GOSSE,—I enclose the receipt and the corrections.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
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From this reading MY DEAR GOSSE,—I enclose the receipt and the corrections.
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From this reading MY DEAR GOSSE,—I enclose the receipt and the corrections.
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From this reading TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883].
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From this reading MY DEAR GOSSE,—I enclose the receipt and the corrections.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
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From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
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From this reading TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883].
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From this reading The £40 was a heavenly thing.
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From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
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From this reading TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883].
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR GOSSE,—I enclose the receipt and the corrections.
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From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
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From this reading R. L. S.
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From this reading TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883].
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
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From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR GOSSE,—I enclose the receipt and the corrections.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
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From this reading R. L. S.
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From this reading MY DEAR GOSSE,—I enclose the receipt and the corrections.
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From this reading R. L. S.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
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From this reading TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883].
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR GOSSE,—I enclose the receipt and the corrections.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The £40 was a heavenly thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883].
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From this reading TO EDMUND GOSSE _La Solitude_, _Hyères-les-Palmiers_, _Var_, [_May_ 20, 1883].
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The £40 was a heavenly thing.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As for your letter and Gilder’s, I must take an hour or so to think; the matter much importing—to me.
