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Chapter XI
R. L. S. TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott. At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_. [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures. I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.”
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From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
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From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
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From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
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From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
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From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
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From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
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From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
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From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
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From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
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From this reading R. L. S.
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From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
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From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
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From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R. L. S.
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From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R. L. S.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the end of this letter occurs his first allusion to his now famous _Requiem_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am still unable to finish the _Emigrant_, although there are only some fifteen pages to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO SIDNEY COLVIN I had written proposing that a collected volume of his short stories should be published with illustrations by Caldecott.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_608 Bush Street, San Francisco, February 1880._] MY DEAR COLVIN,--I received a very nice letter from you with two enclosures.
