Chapter XXVIII
TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94. MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties. [Plan of the Edinburgh edition—14 vols.]
The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2
Chapter XXVIII
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TO
CHARLES
BAXTER
1_st_
_January_
’94.
MY
DEAR
CHARLES,—I
am
delighted
with
your
idea,
and
first,
I
will
here
give
an
amended
plan
and
afterwards
give
you
a
note
of
some
of
the
difficulties.
[Plan
of
the
Edinburgh
edition—14
vols.]
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The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2
Chapter XXVIII
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Line 1
TO
CHARLES
BAXTER
1_st_
_January_
’94.
Line 2
MY
DEAR
CHARLES,—I
am
delighted
with
your
idea,
and
first,
I
will
here
give
an
amended
plan
and
afterwards
give
you
a
note
of
some
of
the
difficulties.
Line 3
[Plan
of
the
Edinburgh
edition—14
vols.]
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Line 5
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First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.”
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From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
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94
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From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
afterwards
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From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
amended
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From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
BAXTER
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CHARLES
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DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
delighted
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From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
difficulties
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From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
Edinburgh
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From this reading [Plan of the Edinburgh edition—14 vols.]
edition
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
give
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From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
idea
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From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
January
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MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
note
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From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
plan
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From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
some
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From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
st
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From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO CHARLES BAXTER 1_st_ _January_ ’94.
vols
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR CHARLES,—I am delighted with your idea, and first, I will here give an amended plan and afterwards give you a note of some of the difficulties.