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Chapter I
London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1880. _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND. PREFATORY NOTE. The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.”
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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 The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading PREFATORY NOTE.
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From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
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From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
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From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
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From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
