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R. L. S. TO SIDNEY COLVIN _Newport_, _R. I. U.S.A._ [_September_ 1887]. MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life. There is nothing like being at sea, after all. And O, why have I allowed myself to rot so long on land?
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later than; following
From this reading “There is nothing like being at sea, after all.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “There is nothing like being at sea, after all.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “And O, why have I allowed myself to rot so long on land?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There is nothing like being at sea, after all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.”
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN _Newport_, _R. I. U.S.A._ [_September_ 1887].
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN _Newport_, _R. I. U.S.A._ [_September_ 1887].
later than; following
From this reading There is nothing like being at sea, after all.
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From this reading There is nothing like being at sea, after all.
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From this reading And O, why have I allowed myself to rot so long on land?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is nothing like being at sea, after all.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There is nothing like being at sea, after all.
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN _Newport_, _R. I. U.S.A._ [_September_ 1887].
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN _Newport_, _R. I. U.S.A._ [_September_ 1887].
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nothing like being at sea, after all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
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From this reading R. L. S.
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From this reading And O, why have I allowed myself to rot so long on land?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
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From this reading There is nothing like being at sea, after all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And O, why have I allowed myself to rot so long on land?
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN _Newport_, _R. I. U.S.A._ [_September_ 1887].
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing like being at sea, after all.
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From this reading And O, why have I allowed myself to rot so long on land?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And O, why have I allowed myself to rot so long on land?
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From this reading R. L. S.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
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From this reading And O, why have I allowed myself to rot so long on land?
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From this reading R. L. S.
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From this reading There is nothing like being at sea, after all.
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN _Newport_, _R. I. U.S.A._ [_September_ 1887].
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN _Newport_, _R. I. U.S.A._ [_September_ 1887].
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
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From this reading There is nothing like being at sea, after all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN _Newport_, _R. I. U.S.A._ [_September_ 1887].
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN _Newport_, _R. I. U.S.A._ [_September_ 1887].
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—So long it went excellent well, and I had a time I am glad to have had; really enjoying my life.
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From this reading And O, why have I allowed myself to rot so long on land?
