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Chapter V
‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile. ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane. My successes seem to come very slowly. I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die. However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My successes seem to come very slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.”
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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 ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
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From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
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From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My successes seem to come very slowly.
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From this reading However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
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From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
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From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
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From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
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From this reading However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’
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From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
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From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
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From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
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From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’
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From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My successes seem to come very slowly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’
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From this reading However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
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From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
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From this reading However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’
To recall to mind.
From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My successes seem to come very slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My successes seem to come very slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My successes seem to come very slowly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I often think, that before I am ready to live, it will be time for me to die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My successes seem to come very slowly.
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From this reading However, I am trying--not for fame now, but for an easy life of reasonable comfort.’
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
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From this reading My successes seem to come very slowly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Of course I will,’ he said, with an eager gesture and smile.
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From this reading ‘But we must remember that the fame of Christopher Wren himself depended upon the accident of a fire in Pudding Lane.
