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Chapter XXIV
BLAUVELT. In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent. The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great. They could give her little information forecasting the future. Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They could give her little information forecasting the future.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They could give her little information forecasting the future.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.”
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From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading BLAUVELT.
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From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could give her little information forecasting the future.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great.
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From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
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From this reading They could give her little information forecasting the future.
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From this reading They could give her little information forecasting the future.
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From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
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From this reading They could give her little information forecasting the future.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
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From this reading The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They could give her little information forecasting the future.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
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From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
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From this reading They could give her little information forecasting the future.
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From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could give her little information forecasting the future.
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From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could give her little information forecasting the future.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In June, especially during the latter part of the month, Strahan and Blauvelt's letters to Marian had been brief and infrequent.
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From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed, General Hooker himself could not have done this, for all was in uncertainty.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great.
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From this reading The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great.
