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Chapter VIII
JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS! THE LETTER!"--A STREET CAR INCIDENT--"I WILL FIND THAT LETTER." "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing." "Jacob Canfield is dead?" "Yes."
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Jacob Canfield is dead?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
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From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
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From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
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From this reading "Jacob Canfield is dead?"
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From this reading THE LETTER!"--A STREET CAR INCIDENT--"I WILL FIND THAT LETTER."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jacob Canfield is dead?"
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From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
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From this reading THE LETTER!"--A STREET CAR INCIDENT--"I WILL FIND THAT LETTER."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
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From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LETTER!"--A STREET CAR INCIDENT--"I WILL FIND THAT LETTER."
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From this reading THE LETTER!"--A STREET CAR INCIDENT--"I WILL FIND THAT LETTER."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Jacob Canfield is dead?"
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From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
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From this reading "Jacob Canfield is dead?"
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From this reading THE LETTER!"--A STREET CAR INCIDENT--"I WILL FIND THAT LETTER."
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From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
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From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
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From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
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From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LETTER!"--A STREET CAR INCIDENT--"I WILL FIND THAT LETTER."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LETTER!"--A STREET CAR INCIDENT--"I WILL FIND THAT LETTER."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I will succeed; I have not made this remarkable progress and come upon these strange discoveries all for nothing."
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From this reading JACK'S FORESIGHT--A SECOND VISIT TO OLD BERWICK--THE PORTRAIT--OTHER SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES--"ALAS!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE LETTER!"--A STREET CAR INCIDENT--"I WILL FIND THAT LETTER."
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From this reading "Yes."
