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Chapter XX
"My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest. We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length. "Ah! I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country. Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.”
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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 boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
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From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
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From this reading "Ah!
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From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
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From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
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From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
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From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
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From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
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From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
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From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
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From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
a period of time or extent
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
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From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
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From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
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From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
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From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
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From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
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From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had hoped to see you settled near us in our old age in this grand country.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall miss you more than I can express," said the colonel at length.
at the time that
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
in or at the place that
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Clifford, I have seen a great many regions on this continent famous for their beauty and fertility, but this is the only place that I have ever seen where I would be perfectly content to live and die.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My boy, it is a sad day for us all when you leave the home nest.
