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Chapter V
AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours. Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game. _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love. Now, although I know him not, I trust him implicitly. I do not care what has happened.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now, although I know him not, I trust him implicitly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I do not care what has happened.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, although I know him not, I trust him implicitly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.”
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, although I know him not, I trust him implicitly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading I do not care what has happened.
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not care what has happened.
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
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From this reading Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading I do not care what has happened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not care what has happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, although I know him not, I trust him implicitly.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading Now, although I know him not, I trust him implicitly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, although I know him not, I trust him implicitly.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
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From this reading Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game.
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, although I know him not, I trust him implicitly.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
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From this reading Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such as it is, I like my lookers-on to see the best of the game.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading Now, although I know him not, I trust him implicitly.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
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From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I do not care what has happened.
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From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN HIGH LOOK AND A PROUD HEART Here is a note, gentlemen, on its way to a lady, I have set it out now, that you may be wiser than she--by some twenty-four hours.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Rome, 14th November._ _MY DEAR VALERIE,_ _I observe from your letter that you have lost faith in the man you love.
