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Chapter V
MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble. When it was finished it ran thus: MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well. Rubens is here and he is quite well. We dont no how he got here but i am verry glad.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rubens is here and he is quite well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.”
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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 MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We dont no how he got here but i am verry glad.
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From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We dont no how he got here but i am verry glad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading When it was finished it ran thus:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading We dont no how he got here but i am verry glad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading We dont no how he got here but i am verry glad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rubens is here and he is quite well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rubens is here and he is quite well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We dont no how he got here but i am verry glad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rubens is here and he is quite well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
not any; not one
From this reading We dont no how he got here but i am verry glad.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When it was finished it ran thus:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rubens is here and he is quite well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading When it was finished it ran thus:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
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From this reading We dont no how he got here but i am verry glad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We dont no how he got here but i am verry glad.
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From this reading MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.
at the time that
From this reading When it was finished it ran thus:
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From this reading MY COUSINS--MISS BLOMFIELD--THE BOY IN BLACK My first letter to my father was the work of several days, and as my penmanship was not of a rapid order, it cost me a good deal of trouble.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR PAPA, I hope you are quite well. i am quite well.
