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Chapter XIX
I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing. I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation). Write me again when the spirit moves you. And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Write me again when the spirit moves you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.”
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From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
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From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
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From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
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From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
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From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
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From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
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From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
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From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
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From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
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From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO W. CRAIBE ANGUS _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 1891.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I give you my warm _talofa_ (‘my love to you,’ Samoan salutation).
at the time that
From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
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From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
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From this reading Write me again when the spirit moves you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I do not know why I pester you with all this trash, above all as you deserve nothing.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And some day, if I still live, make out the trip again and let us hob-a-nob with our grey pows on my verandah.—Yours sincerely, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
