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Chapter XII
Scotch Bonhomie. -- Humour and Quick-Wittedness. -- Reminiscences of a Lecturer. -- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman. It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.”
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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 -- Reminiscences of a Lecturer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading -- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading -- Humour and Quick-Wittedness.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading -- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading Scotch Bonhomie.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading -- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading -- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading -- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.
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From this reading -- Humour and Quick-Wittedness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading -- Reminiscences of a Lecturer.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- Reminiscences of a Lecturer.
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From this reading -- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading -- Humour and Quick-Wittedness.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading -- Reminiscences of a Lecturer.
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From this reading Scotch Bonhomie.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
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From this reading -- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading -- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading -- How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seems strange that in this country, so religious as it is, most of the anecdotes which the people are fond of relating should refer to religion, and that the hero of them should generally be the minister.
