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Chapter IX
A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas. J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it! How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years? I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.' Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.'”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?”
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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 A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
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From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
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From this reading A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas.
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From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?”
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From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
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From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
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From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
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From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
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From this reading I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?”
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From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
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From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
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From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
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From this reading A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.'
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From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
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From this reading I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
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From this reading I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
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From this reading Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas.
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From this reading I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.'
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From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
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From this reading I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?”
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From this reading I tell you I saw it, a little paragraph in today's paper, headed, 'Mr. Luke Raeburn.'
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From this reading A life of unalloyed content, A life like that of land-locked seas.
at the time that
From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
which person or people
From this reading Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is this another namesake who has something to do with him?”
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From this reading How is it that grandpapa's name is in the papers when he has been dead all these years?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading J. R. Lowell “Elspeth, you really must tell me, I'm dying of curiosity, and I can see by your face you know all about it!
