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Chapter LXII
THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript. "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil. On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart. I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream. It will be an ideal life.
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later than; following
From this reading “"After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will be an ideal life.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.”
during the time that
From this reading “THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.”
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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 "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
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From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
later than; following
From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
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From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It will be an ideal life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
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From this reading I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream.
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From this reading I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be an ideal life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
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From this reading I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
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From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
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From this reading I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream.
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From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
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From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
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From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
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From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
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From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
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From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
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From this reading I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream.
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From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
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From this reading It will be an ideal life.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
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From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be an ideal life.
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From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be an ideal life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "After all my adventures, to settle down in a quiet place and cultivate the soil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
during the time that
From this reading THE LAST DISCOVERY "I SHALL like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened and began to read Fanny's manuscript.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading On market-day we will drive into town together"--he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire--"side by side in a spring cart.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall have samples of grain in bags, and you will have a basket of butter and cream.
