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Chapter XVI
_Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch. Wenbourne-Hill is the garden of Eden. The more I see the more I am convinced. What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades? Here a mount and a shrubbery!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “_Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “_Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.”
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here a mount and a shrubbery!
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The more I see the more I am convinced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
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From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
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From this reading The more I see the more I am convinced.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading Wenbourne-Hill is the garden of Eden.
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From this reading Wenbourne-Hill is the garden of Eden.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wenbourne-Hill is the garden of Eden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading The more I see the more I am convinced.
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From this reading Here a mount and a shrubbery!
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading The more I see the more I am convinced.
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From this reading Here a mount and a shrubbery!
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
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From this reading Wenbourne-Hill is the garden of Eden.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is there here to be compared to my temples, and my groves, and my glades?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading _Sir Arthur St. Ives to Abimelech Henley_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have received yours of the 30th ult.[1] honest Aby, and it gave me great pleasure to hear you had so much dispatch.
